11.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Drouin South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Drouin South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English heritage dominate the roots of Drouin South, with these two groups making up over 85% of the population. This strong connection to traditional ties is reflected in a community where very few people were born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 43.4%, followed closely by English at 41.7%. Other notable groups include Irish (9.9%), Scottish (7.9%), and Italian (7.0%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (84.8%), with England (5.0%) and New Zealand (1.2%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Drouin South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20792/drouin-south/topic/ancestry-heritage