10.6% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alexandra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alexandra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 10.6% of people in Alexandra were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent, with the vast majority of residents born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 46.7% and 40.1% of the population. Other notable roots include Scottish (14.2%), Irish (11.3%), and German (3.7%) descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the wider state or nation, with only 10.6% born abroad compared to 30% in Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (83.8%), while the most common overseas birthplaces are England (3.5%) and New Zealand (1.1%).
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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20022/alexandra/topic/ancestry-heritage