12.6% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bendigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Bendigo, where 42.3% of people claim this root. The area has a strong connection to British and Irish origins, and far fewer residents were born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, with 42.3% and 35.5% of people identifying with them. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 16.8% and 13.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), followed by India at 2.3% and England at 2.0%.
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 Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20208/bendigo/topic/ancestry-heritage