25.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elevated Plains · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elevated Plains
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Elevated Plains than in most similar areas. While 25.6% of residents were born abroad, the area remains dominated by traditional roots, with over half the population claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The local ancestral mix is primarily Australian at 51.3%, followed by English at 25.6%, Scottish at 20.5%, and Irish at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one quarter of the population was born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (79.5%) or England (12.8%).
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 Elevated Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20853/elevated-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage