8.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
High Camp · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in High Camp
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 High Camp, where 45.1% of people claim this background. The area is predominantly Australian-born and shares a strong link to British and Irish roots. Most residents have family origins from the UK or Australia, with very few people born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the two biggest groups at 45.1% and 38.5%. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, making up 15.6% and 13.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England being the next most common birthplace at 2.5%.
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 High Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21184/high-camp/topic/ancestry-heritage