4.6% ▼ -61.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alma · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Alma, where over half the population identifies with these origins. The area is very traditional in its makeup, with a small number of residents born overseas and a strong focus on British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage leads the way at 53.3%, followed by Australian at 30.3% and Irish at 18.5%. Other common ancestries include Scottish at 13.3% and Italian at 5.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.5%), while England is the next most common birthplace at 3.6%.
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 Alma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20031/alma/topic/ancestry-heritage