12.1% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macedon Ranges · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macedon Ranges
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 12.1% of people in the Macedon Ranges were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the region much less diverse in birthplace than most other areas in Victoria. English and Australian ancestries dominate the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, each accounting for about 41% of the population. Irish ancestry is also significant at 14.3%, followed by Scottish at 12.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen slightly since 2011 to 12.1%, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here were born in Australia (83.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Macedon Ranges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21002/macedon-ranges/topic/ancestry-heritage