8.1% ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Donald · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Donald
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have occurred in the ancestral makeup of Donald since 2011, and it remains a place with very deep local roots. The vast majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Irish heritage, with far fewer people born overseas than in the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.1%, followed closely by Australian at 39.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, with each representing 13.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people in Donald were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Australia is the birthplace for 82.3% of residents, while England is the most common overseas 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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20770/donald/topic/ancestry-heritage