10.1% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Birregurra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Birregurra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the roots of Birregurra, with 86.7% of residents claiming one of these two backgrounds. This local identity is underpinned by a population that is overwhelmingly Australian-born, making it far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 45.6% and 41.1% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each held by around 17% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (83%), followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Birregurra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20247/birregurra/topic/ancestry-heritage