8.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Henty · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Henty
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Henty than in most similar areas, with only 8% of residents arriving from abroad. This makes Henty much less diverse in birthplace than the rest of Victoria and Australia. The community is predominantly Australian-born, though British and Irish heritage remains very strong.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 64%, followed by Irish at 25.3% and Australian at 22.7%. Scottish and Filipino roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia, accounting for 84% 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 Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21171/henty/topic/ancestry-heritage