11.0% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chewton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chewton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as many people in Chewton were born overseas as in most similar areas, but this is far below the wider state and national figures. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over 79% of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.5%, followed by Australian at 33.9%. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, accounting for 17.4% and 16.9% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here were born in Australia (79%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Chewton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20547/chewton/topic/ancestry-heritage