6.4% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moyhu · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moyhu
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Moyhu compared to the rest of the country, with only 6.4% born abroad. This is a small fraction of the population, leaving the area much less diverse than the national figure. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, particularly England and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.8% and 38.2% of the population respectively. Other significant roots include Irish at 19.5% and Scottish at 15.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of people were born in Australia, at 86.7%.
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 Moyhu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21820/moyhu/topic/ancestry-heritage