12.8% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Latrobe Valley · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Latrobe Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of heritage defines the Latrobe Valley, where nearly 80% of people were born in Australia. This local identity is rooted in deep ancestral ties to the UK and Ireland, making the area far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, each accounting for about 39% of the population. Scottish and Irish heritage follow at 10.7% and 9.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and has fallen slightly since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (79.4%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 2.6%.
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 Latrobe Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20504/latrobe-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage