11.7% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bairnsdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bairnsdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Bairnsdale, with both making up about 40% of the population. This reflects a community with very deep local and British roots, as the vast majority of residents were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (40.7%) and Australian (40.2%) are the dominant ancestries here, followed by Scottish (10.2%), Irish (9.6%), and German (4.0%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (80.3%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and India.
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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20103/bairnsdale/topic/ancestry-heritage