3.1% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hexham · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hexham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 3.1% of people in Hexham were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This makes it an area where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia. Most locals identify with British and Irish roots, with Australian and English being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the primary ancestries here at 44.6% and 42.3% respectively. Scottish ancestry is also common, accounting for 19.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than most areas, sitting at 3.1% compared to 30% across Victoria. Most of those born outside Australia originally came from England.
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 Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21178/hexham/topic/ancestry-heritage