12.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
McCrae · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in McCrae
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root in McCrae, where 43.5% of residents claim this heritage. This heritage, along with a large Australian-descended population, reflects a community with very strong ties to traditional British and colonial roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the people here identify as English, while 38.2% identify as Australian. Other common ancestries include Irish at 13.8% and Scottish at 13.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most people in the area were born in Australia, representing 81.9% of the population.
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 McCrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21625/mccrae/topic/ancestry-heritage