10.5% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bendigo · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bendigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Bendigo, where 42.8% of residents claim this heritage. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small but growing number of people moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 42.8% and 39.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 14.3% and 12.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, though the proportion has risen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/202/bendigo/topic/ancestry-heritage