8.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Airly · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Airly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Airly compared to the rest of the country, with 80% of residents born in Australia. The area has a very strong British and Australian heritage, which is reflected in the high proportion of people claiming English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people in Airly claim English ancestry, followed by 40.0% who identify as Australian. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 8.8% and 7.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of those born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common birthplace at 2.5%.
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 Airly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20014/airly/topic/ancestry-heritage