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Ancestry & Birthplace in Fairy Dell

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 3.2% of people in Fairy Dell were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.

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Where Fairy Dell sits — People born overseas

3.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fairy Dell — lower than 85% of areas.

Fairy Dell3.2%
3561, VIC 5.3%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 47.3% and 46.2% of residents respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish at 12.9% and Irish at 11.8%.

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Fairy Dell splits fairly evenly between English (39%) and Australian (38%), with Scottish at 11%.

English 47.3% Australian 46.2% Scottish 12.9% Irish 11.8% German 4.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

With 96.8% of the population born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most other areas. This figure is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average.

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3.2% —

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Fairy Dell, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 96.8%

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 Fairy Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20904/fairy-dell/topic/ancestry-heritage