16.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Briar Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong English and Australian heritage shapes the identity of Briar Hill, where 75% of residents claim one of these two ancestries. While the area is more diverse than some similar spots, it remains far less multicultural than the rest of Victoria.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (39%) and Australian (35.6%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish (16.1%), Scottish (11.6%) and Italian (8.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30%. Most residents were born in Australia (80.7%), with England (4.1%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage