8.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ceres · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ceres
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Ceres than in most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 91.7% of residents born here, creating a profile that is far less diverse than the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.2%, followed by Australian at 41.0% and Irish at 20.7%. Scottish and German ancestries also feature, making up 11.3% and 4.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Ceres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20527/ceres/topic/ancestry-heritage