12.1% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fairhaven · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fairhaven
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 88% of people in Fairhaven were born in Australia, making it a place with far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national average. This strong local roots profile is reflected in the community's ancestry, where English and Australian heritage are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, accounting for 41.3% and 40.0% of residents respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also common across the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (87.4%), followed by England at 3.8%.
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 Fairhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20902/fairhaven/topic/ancestry-heritage