5.1% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Learmonth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Learmonth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A deep sense of traditional heritage defines Learmonth, where over half the population claims Australian ancestry. The area is far more homogeneous than the state or national average, with the vast majority of residents born here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 33.1%, while Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 17.2% and 11.4%. Australian ancestry is the most frequent, claimed by 52.0% of people.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most areas, with 92.2% of the population born in Australia.
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 Learmonth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21482/learmonth/topic/ancestry-heritage