11.7% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dereel · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dereel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of heritage continues in Dereel, where a small minority of residents were born overseas. This reflects a population largely rooted in traditional backgrounds, with the typical resident tracing their family tree back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 38.4% and 35.5% of the area. Scottish and Irish roots also feature strongly, at 15.1% and 10.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (75.3%), while England is the most frequent overseas birthplace at 4.7%.
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 Dereel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20741/dereel/topic/ancestry-heritage