10.2% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Don Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Don Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of traditional roots defines Don Valley, where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common. Very few residents were born outside Australia, with only 10.2% arriving from overseas. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47.6% and 44.0% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 10.6% and 9.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (80.7%), followed by England at 4.3%.
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 Don Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20769/don-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage