12.1% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Baw Baw · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Baw Baw
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Baw Baw, where 43.1% of people claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.1% and 42.0% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, each held by 11.5% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. While this share rose by 1.7 percentage points since 2011, the vast majority of residents (81.9%) were born in Australia.
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 Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20501/baw-baw/topic/ancestry-heritage