8.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Avoca
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of heritage defines Avoca, where 44% of people claim Australian ancestry. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with only 8% of the population arriving from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with British and Irish roots, with English ancestry at 43.7%, Scottish at 12.8%, and Irish at 11.1%. German ancestry is less common at 2.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.1%), followed by England at 3.1% and New Zealand at 1.3%.
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 Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20087/avoca/topic/ancestry-heritage