7.1% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eaglehawk · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eaglehawk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Eaglehawk compared to the rest of the state. Only 7.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here have deep roots in the local area or ancestral ties to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.5% and 41.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 13.2% and 12.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, representing 87.1% of the community. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for overseas births, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being England at 1.8% and New Zealand at 0.7%.
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 Eaglehawk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20823/eaglehawk/topic/ancestry-heritage