5.7% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barmah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barmah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.7% of people in Barmah were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the town much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other Australian areas. Most residents here identify with English, Australian, or Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.6%, followed by Australian at 38.0%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Reflecting this, 87.8% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Barmah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20144/barmah/topic/ancestry-heritage