13.6% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Musk · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Musk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 61% of people in Musk claim English or Australian ancestry, making these the most common roots in the area. While most residents were born in Australia, there is a notable presence of people born overseas compared to similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 33.9%, followed by Australian (27.1%), Scottish (22.6%), and Irish (12.4%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 13.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (71.2%), with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 2.3%.
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 Musk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21851/musk/topic/ancestry-heritage