13.0% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballarat Central · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballarat Central
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A huge 81.6% of people in Ballarat Central were born in Australia, making it far less diverse in birthplace than the state and national averages. While most residents have roots in the UK and Ireland, the area remains strongly tied to its Australian-born population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.4%, followed by Australian at 35% and Irish at 20%. Scottish and German roots are also present in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are 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 Ballarat Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20111/ballarat-central/topic/ancestry-heritage