15.0% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Arthurs Seat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Arthurs Seat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 81% of people in Arthurs Seat were born in Australia, making it a community with a very high proportion of local births. While most residents share British and Irish roots, a small number of people have arrived from overseas to call the area home.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 36.7%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 5.8%.
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 Arthurs Seat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20072/arthurs-seat/topic/ancestry-heritage