13.8% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brenanah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brenanah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British roots are a defining feature of daily life in Brenanah, where nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry. This small community is largely Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by Australian (37.9%), Scottish (20.7%) and Irish (17.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 13.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%.
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 Brenanah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20328/brenanah/topic/ancestry-heritage