18.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heathcote South · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Heathcote South, where 45.5% of people claim this background. The area has a very strong British influence, with a combined 63.7% of residents claiming English or Irish roots.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as English, followed by Irish (18.2%), while Australian and Scottish ancestries both sit at 13.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. The vast majority of people were born in Australia (77.3%) or England (18.2%).
18.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Heathcote South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21162/heathcote-south/topic/ancestry-heritage