19.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Main Lead · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Main Lead
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have chosen to live in Main Lead since 2011, with a strong trend toward British and Irish roots. Most residents identify as English, Australian, or Scottish, creating a community with deep ties to these traditional ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 69%, followed by Australian at 26.2% and Scottish at 23.8%. Irish roots are also present for 7.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 19% of people were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the 30% figure for Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (81%), with England being the primary overseas birthplace at 11.9%.
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 Main Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21577/main-lead/topic/ancestry-heritage