11.9% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage defines daily life in Bena, where the vast majority of residents trace their roots back to the UK. Most people here were born in Australia, with very few arrivals from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.6% and 41.9% of the population. Irish (16.8%) and Scottish (14.5%) roots are also prominent here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. This trend is reflected in the local breakdown, where 80.9% of residents were 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 Bena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20203/bena/topic/ancestry-heritage