7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Amherst · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Amherst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Amherst compared to most similar areas. British and Australian roots dominate the local identity, with a small number of residents tracing their heritage to the Netherlands or Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 36.5% and Scottish at 20.6%. Other notable roots include Dutch at 7.9% and Irish at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 76.2% of the population.
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 Amherst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20039/amherst/topic/ancestry-heritage