12.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Loch · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Loch
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common in Loch, where 46.5% and 44.6% of people claim these roots. This creates a community with very strong ties to British and local heritage, while overseas births remain low.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are dominant here, followed by Irish (15%) and Scottish (14.1%) ancestry. German ancestry is also present at 3.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (80.8%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 5.8%.
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 Loch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21523/loch/topic/ancestry-heritage