12.5% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Narrung · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Narrung
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 30% of the people in Narrung were born in South Africa, giving the area a unique cultural mix. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the high proportion of South African-born residents stands out compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, accounting for 37.5% and 33.3% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Among those born abroad, South Africa is the primary origin at 29.2%, while 54.2% of the total population was born in Australia.
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 Narrung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21897/narrung/topic/ancestry-heritage