15.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Musk Vale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Musk Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have called Musk Vale home since the last census, and the area remains heavily shaped by British roots. While the population has grown, its blend of ancestries has stayed consistent, with nearly half of residents claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Scottish, and German heritage are common here, with English ancestry at 32.9% and Scottish at 14.7%. Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 48.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (77.6%), followed by England (2.4%) and New Zealand (1.8%).
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 Musk Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21852/musk-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage