13.6% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gippsland - South West · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gippsland - South West
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 Gippsland - South West, where 43.4% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a very small overseas-born population compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with English heritage, 39.6% of residents identify as Australian. Other common ancestral links include Irish and Scottish roots, both at 12.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national rate of 27.7% and the Victorian rate of 30.0%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 78.8% of the population 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 Gippsland - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20503/gippsland-south-west/topic/ancestry-heritage