17.6% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Iguana Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Iguana Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people born overseas now live in Iguana Creek compared to previous years. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, it is more diverse than most similar rural areas, with 17.6% of residents arriving from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim English ancestry at 64.7%, followed by Australian at 33.3%. Other common heritages include German, Irish and Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 17.6% of residents born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though this figure is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and 27.7% nationally. Most of the population was born in Australia (88.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.8%.
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 Iguana Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21225/iguana-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage