12.1% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Main Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Main Ridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Main Ridge than in the rest of the country, with only 12.1% born abroad. This gap is striking compared to the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here identify with traditional British Isles roots, such as English and Australian ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.6%, followed by Australian at 34.9%. Scottish (15.7%) and Irish (13.2%) roots are also prominent in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, at 76.6%. This explains why the 12.1% of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%.
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 Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21578/main-ridge/topic/ancestry-heritage