0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Buchan South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Buchan South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Buchan South claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This small community has very few residents born overseas, with a strong concentration of English, Scottish, and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 36.3%, followed by Scottish (21.6%) and Irish (19.6%) roots. Australian ancestry is the most frequent, held by 55.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in Buchan South was born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This is much lower than most other areas, with 97.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 Buchan South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20367/buchan-south/topic/ancestry-heritage