0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Zero people in Broughton were born overseas, making it one of the most locally born areas in the region. This rare lack of overseas birthplaces means the community is almost entirely Australian-born, with a strong lean towards Australian and English ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 61.5%, followed by English at 18.5% and Scottish at 7.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 0.0% of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 80.0% of the population born in Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20355/broughton/topic/ancestry-heritage