10.3% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chiltern · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chiltern
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Chiltern than in the rest of Victoria, with only 10.3% arriving from abroad. This creates a community where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born, reflecting a much stronger local connection than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44% and 46.2% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Australia is the birthplace for 82.2% of people, while England is the most common overseas origin at 4.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Chiltern
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20551/chiltern/topic/ancestry-heritage