24.2% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Clydesdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Clydesdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Clydesdale than in the rest of Victoria or Australia. While most residents are Australian born, there is a strong link to the British Isles, with English, Australian, and Irish being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 61.3%, followed by Australian at 25.8% and Irish at 24.2%. Scottish ancestry is also noted for 14.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.2% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the state figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Clydesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20584/clydesdale/topic/ancestry-heritage