13.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Buxton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Buxton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Buxton, where 44.2% of people claim this background. This small community is predominantly Australian-born, though it has a higher share of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44.2% and 39.6% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.9% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, but far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.8%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Buxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20431/buxton/topic/ancestry-heritage