7.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ellaswood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ellaswood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Ellaswood claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This local profile is shaped by strong ties to British and European roots, with a very small proportion of residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Alongside the 55.8% who identify as Australian, English ancestry is very common at 44.7%. Other notable groups include German, Scottish, and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, while England and New Zealand are the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Ellaswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20857/ellaswood/topic/ancestry-heritage