17.6% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Metung · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Metung
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British roots define the heritage of Metung, where nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry. While most people here were born in Australia, the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.7%, followed by Australian at 35.0%, Scottish at 14.0%, and Irish at 12.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 8.2% 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 Metung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21673/metung/topic/ancestry-heritage