6.7% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moriac · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moriac
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for Australian and English roots defines Moriac, where the proportion of people born overseas has remained low over the last decade. Most residents trace their family history back to the British Isles, with nearly half of the population identifying as Australian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.1% and 43.7% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish at 13.8% and Scottish at 13.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This is lower than most similar areas, with 90.6% of residents born in Australia.
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 Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21762/moriac/topic/ancestry-heritage