8.5% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balliang East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balliang East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for the 38.2% of people in Balliang East. This area is far more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average, with a strong English and Scottish influence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 29.6%, following the 38.2% who identify as Australian. Other notable roots include Scottish at 6%, Irish at 5%, and Italian at 4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (68.3%), followed by New Zealand at 3% and England at 2.5%.
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 Balliang East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20116/balliang-east/topic/ancestry-heritage