19.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mornington Peninsula · Region (SA4)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mornington Peninsula
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the Mornington Peninsula, where 79.5% of residents claim one of these two roots. This strong British and colonial heritage is reflected in the birthplace data, as the region has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43%, followed by Australian at 36.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each held by more than 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Fewer than one in five people (19.3%) were born overseas, a figure well below the national average of 27.7% and far below Victoria's 30%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 75.3% 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 Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/214/mornington-peninsula/topic/ancestry-heritage