13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mollongghip · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mollongghip
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Mollongghip, where 39% of people claim this background. The community has a strong British and Irish connection, and far fewer people were born overseas than in the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 33.3%, while Irish (28.6%) and Scottish (12.4%) roots are also well represented. A smaller number of residents identify as Dutch, at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (77.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.8%.
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 Mollongghip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21724/mollongghip/topic/ancestry-heritage