5.9% ▲ +76.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boorhaman · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Boorhaman, where 57.8% of people claim these roots. The area is very traditional in its origins, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, Scottish, and Irish ancestries are the most frequent, with English at 57.8% and Australian at 30.4%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, as 90.4% of residents were born in Australia.
5.9% ▲ +76.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Boorhaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20295/boorhaman/topic/ancestry-heritage