6.6% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Irrewarra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Irrewarra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.6% of people in Irrewarra were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small proportion of overseas-born residents is consistent with the area's strong ties to traditional roots, where nearly half of the population claims English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.9% and 42.2% of the population. Irish (15.9%) and Scottish (12.9%) backgrounds also feature prominently here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The percentage of people born overseas is far below the Victorian rate of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.2%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 3.0%.
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 Irrewarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21242/irrewarra/topic/ancestry-heritage