12.3% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Elphinstone
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Elphinstone is shaped by a very strong connection to British and Australian roots. Most residents identify with these backgrounds, and the area has far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.3% and 40.0% of the population. Scottish and Irish backgrounds follow at 14.1% and 13.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 79.8% of the population.
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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/ancestry-heritage