7.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balmoral · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balmoral
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong connection to British and Australian roots defines daily life in Balmoral, where nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry. The town is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with only 7.5% of the population born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.1%, followed by Australian at 43.4%. Other significant roots include Irish (10.3%), Scottish (10.0%), and German (6.0%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.8%), with the next most common birthplaces being England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20119/balmoral/topic/ancestry-heritage