8.5% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarrawonga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots remain strong in Yarrawonga, where most residents claim Australian or English ancestry. The area has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents, with only 8.5% of the population born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 40.2% and 38.9% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of the state, with a rate 21 points lower than the New South Wales figure. Around 79.1% of residents were born in Australia, followed by a small number from England.
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 Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14504/yarrawonga/topic/ancestry-heritage