8.6% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Barongarook West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Barongarook West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Barongarook West claim Australian ancestry. This is the most common heritage in the area, followed by strong English and Irish roots. The community is predominantly born in Australia, with very few residents moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 49.5%, followed by English at 37.1%. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 9.6% and Scottish at 8.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.8%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Barongarook West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20150/barongarook-west/topic/ancestry-heritage