7.4% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dixie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dixie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Dixie, shared by 42.6% of the population. The area has a very strong connection to its British and Australian roots, with few residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English roots, 39.9% of people identify as Australian, while Scottish (20.9%) and Irish (18.9%) ancestry are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (85.8%), with England as the next most common birthplace at 2.0%.
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 Dixie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20761/dixie/topic/ancestry-heritage