13.9% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eagle Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eagle Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Eagle Point, where nearly half the population claims this heritage. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, reflecting a strong local connection compared to the broader state and national trends.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47.1% and 41.2% of residents respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish at 14.5%, Irish at 10.9%, and German at 5.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 13.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victoria and Australia figures. Most residents were born in Australia (81.1%), with England the next most common birthplace at 5.7%.
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 Eagle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20822/eagle-point/topic/ancestry-heritage