11.8% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Bendigo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The ancestral makeup of East Bendigo has remained steady over the last decade, with a strong lean toward traditional roots. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 40% of the population. This reflects a community with deep ties to these backgrounds, though it is far less diverse in birthplace than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are equally common at 40% each. Other significant roots include Irish at 13.2% and Scottish at 11.8%, while German ancestry accounts for 4.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30% seen in Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (81.5%), with India (1.7%) and England (1.4%) as 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 East Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20828/east-bendigo/topic/ancestry-heritage