11.2% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elaine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elaine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Elaine, where nearly 40% of residents claim these roots. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up about 76% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. About three-quarters of the population 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 Elaine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20851/elaine/topic/ancestry-heritage