12.5% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Argyle · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Argyle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.5% of people in Argyle were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian and national averages. This small proportion of overseas-born residents is reflected in the local ancestry, which is dominated by English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.8% and 34.9% of the population. Irish ancestry is also notable at 13.6%, followed by Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of Victoria or Australia, with 70.2% of residents born in Australia. Of those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 4.0%.
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 Argyle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20065/argyle/topic/ancestry-heritage