14.2% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Geelong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Geelong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape daily life in East Geelong, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. While the area has a modest overseas-born population, it remains deeply connected to its traditional heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 35.7%, Irish at 18.8%, and Scottish at 14.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.2% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 82.8% of residents born in Australia.
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20829/east-geelong/topic/ancestry-heritage