10.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elingamite · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elingamite
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British and Australian roots form the heart of the community in Elingamite, where nearly 93% of people claim one of these ancestries. It is a place where local heritage is strong and the influence of overseas migration is much lower than in the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.4% and 35.1% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. While 75.4% were born in Australia, South Africa is the most common overseas birthplace at 7%.
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 Elingamite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20854/elingamite/topic/ancestry-heritage