8.8% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Black Range · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Black Range
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Black Range compared to the rest of the state. While Victoria has a high proportion of overseas-born residents, this area is much more traditional in its origins, with 62% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (33.2%) or English (32.5%) ancestry, followed by Irish (8.0%) and Scottish (7.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England and New Zealand, each at 1.1%.
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 Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20250/black-range/topic/ancestry-heritage