17.4% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Macedon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Macedon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common background for those in Mount Macedon, where 42.3% of people claim this ancestry. The area has a strong British and Irish connection, with many residents tracing their roots back to the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 18.3% and Scottish at 13.5%. German heritage is also present for 4.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this figure is far below the Victorian and national rates. Most residents were born in Australia (74.8%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.8%.
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 Mount Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21801/mount-macedon/topic/ancestry-heritage