11.6% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Limestone · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Limestone
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 Limestone, where 43.8% of people claim these roots. This rural area has a very strong British and Australian heritage, with far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent here, making up 43.8% and 33.1% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also common at 18.2% and 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (70.2%), followed by England at 5% and New Zealand 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 Limestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21508/limestone/topic/ancestry-heritage