13.3% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blairgowrie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blairgowrie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady trend of Australian-born residents defines Blairgowrie, where only 13.3% of people were born overseas. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, making it a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to most of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.7%, followed by Australian at 34.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.4% and 14.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people here were born in Australia (77.8%), which is far below the 30% state average for Victoria. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%, followed by New Zealand at 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 Blairgowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20257/blairgowrie/topic/ancestry-heritage