17.4% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shepparton · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shepparton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped the makeup of Shepparton, with the proportion rising by 4.2 percentage points since 2011. While 17.4% of people were born outside Australia, the area remains strongly rooted in English, Australian, and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (34.3%) and Australian (33.6%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish (10.4%), Scottish (9.1%) and Italian (7.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 17.4% of people born overseas is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (74.9%), with India (2.9%), England (1.3%) and Italy (1.1%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21603/shepparton/topic/ancestry-heritage