8.7% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murchison · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murchison
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Murchison than in most similar areas. Only 8.7% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a population with very strong ties to Australia and the United Kingdom.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.2% and 42.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, accounting for 14.0% and 12.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, at 81.9%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% for overseas-born residents, with England and New Zealand being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21832/murchison/topic/ancestry-heritage