20.2% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moorabool · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moorabool
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from overseas have moved to Moorabool since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian and English in its roots, it now has a more diverse mix of backgrounds than it did a decade ago.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 42.6% and 27.7% of the population. Other notable groups include Italian (7.4%), Irish (5.3%) and German (5.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Most people were born in Australia (71.3%), followed by England, New Zealand and South Africa at 5.3%, 3.2% and 3.2% respectively.
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 Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21748/moorabool/topic/ancestry-heritage