14.6% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Eildon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Eildon
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 the cultural makeup of Eildon. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, and the area remains far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.4% and 35.7% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, each accounting for about 12% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. While this is higher than most similar areas, the vast majority of residents were 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 Eildon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20850/eildon/topic/ancestry-heritage