7.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Driffield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Driffield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Driffield than in the rest of the state or country. Only 7.9% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a local profile that is much more Australian-born than typical Victorian areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.6% and 45.5% of the community respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent at 18.8% and 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, accounting for 83.2% of the population. This low level of overseas birth is far below the Victorian average of 30.0%.
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 Driffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20786/driffield/topic/ancestry-heritage