16.0% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Myrtleford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Myrtleford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Myrtleford were born overseas than in most similar areas, though this remains far below the state and national figures. Italian heritage is a defining feature of the town, with one in five residents claiming Italian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.6%) and Australian (35.1%) are the most common ancestries. Italian roots are also very strong here at 19.9%, followed by Irish and Scottish backgrounds at around 10% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16% of people were born overseas, this is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (78.4%), with Italy (4.8%) being the most common overseas birthplace.
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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21863/myrtleford/topic/ancestry-heritage