9.5% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Forge Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Forge Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady mix of traditional roots continues to shape Forge Creek, where the vast majority of people identify with English or Australian ancestry. Most residents were born here or in other parts of the country, with only 9.5% born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.9% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish at 11.8% and Scottish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. While 81.5% of residents were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England at 2.0% and New Zealand at 1.4%.
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 Forge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20938/forge-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage