14.0% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ellerslie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Ellerslie than in the rest of Victoria, with only 14% of residents born abroad. This creates a distinct profile for the area, where the vast majority of the population shares a traditional British and Irish ancestral heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community is predominantly of British and Irish descent, with English ancestry at 53.5% and Australian ancestry at 33.1%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 14.6% and 10.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 77.1% of residents were born in Australia, the 14% born overseas is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%, with New Zealand and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ellerslie
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20858/ellerslie/topic/ancestry-heritage