6.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Biggara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Biggara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very strong Australian and English heritage shapes the identity of Biggara. Most people here have roots in these two countries, and the area is far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.0% and 37.7% of the population respectively. Italian ancestry is also present for 6.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (85.2%), followed by England at 6.6%.
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 Biggara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20238/biggara/topic/ancestry-heritage