8.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Irrewillipe East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Irrewillipe East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Irrewillipe East compared to the rest of the state, with only 8.3% of residents arriving from another country. This makes it a community with a much stronger focus on local and ancestral roots than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people claim Australian (48.8%) or English (38.1%) ancestry. Those with Irish and Scottish roots each make up 13.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. Around 91.7% of the population were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.6%.
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 Irrewillipe East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21244/irrewillipe-east/topic/ancestry-heritage