30.0% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lower Moira · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lower Moira
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Three in ten people in Lower Moira were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This makes the region slightly more diverse than the national average, though it aligns closely with the rest of Victoria.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 83.3% of the population, while 10% of residents claim Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplace is England, where 20% of the population originated.
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 Lower Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21545/lower-moira/topic/ancestry-heritage