6.4% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Taylor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Taylor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots run deep in Mount Taylor, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. This creates a community with a very strong connection to Australian and British heritage, reflecting a demographic that is far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 51.8% and 37.0% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also seen in about 12% of residents each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. This means 90% of the local population was born in Australia, a figure much higher than the national average.
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 Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21813/mount-taylor/topic/ancestry-heritage