7.2% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Modewarre · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Modewarre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Modewarre than in most similar areas. This small community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few residents arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 47.7% and 41.2% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at 14.1% and 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.2% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (86.3%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4%.
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 Modewarre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21715/modewarre/topic/ancestry-heritage