15.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bright · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bright
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Bright were born overseas than in most similar areas. While this is higher than nearby towns, it remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.9%, followed by Australian at 36.3%. Scottish (12.2%) and Irish (12.1%) roots are also prominent, while German ancestry accounts for 5.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the most common birthplace at 74.8%, with England (5.5%) and New Zealand (1.5%) being the next most frequent origins.
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20336/bright/topic/ancestry-heritage