12.8% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Black Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Black Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in British and Australian heritage shape daily life in Black Hill, where a vast majority of residents trace their family origins to these regions. This local identity is reflected in the high proportion of people born in Australia and a very low rate of overseas birth compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 32.1% and Irish at 18.2%. Other notable family origins include Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), with smaller numbers arriving from England, India, New Zealand, and China.
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 Black Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20249/black-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage