15.7% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bacchus Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bacchus Marsh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of people were born overseas in Bacchus Marsh than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area is far less diverse in its birthplaces than the Victorian and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.2%, followed closely by Australian at 37.1%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.0% and 12.2% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.7% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (78.9%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, India, and New Zealand.
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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20095/bacchus-marsh/topic/ancestry-heritage