11.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Blakeville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Blakeville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A vast majority of people in Blakeville were born in Australia, with 95.3% born here. This makes the area far less diverse than the rest of Victoria or the nation. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.5%, followed closely by Australian at 44.2%. Irish (23.3%) and Scottish (16.3%) roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This puts Blakeville around the middle for similar areas.
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 Blakeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20258/blakeville/topic/ancestry-heritage