10.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.1% of people in Yarra were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with strong ties to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 59.4%, followed by Australian at 42.8%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 91.3% of the population. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%.
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 Yarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14486/yarra/topic/ancestry-heritage