9.3% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barwon - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barwon - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Barwon - West, where 44.1% of people claim these roots. This area is notably more Australian-born than most other regions, with a very small proportion of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 41.4%, followed by Scottish (12.4%) and Irish (12.3%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.3% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victoria and national averages and has fallen since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (85.1%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 3.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Barwon - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20301/barwon-west/topic/ancestry-heritage