10.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Neerim Junction · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Neerim Junction
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.1% of people in Neerim Junction were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a community where the vast majority of residents are Australian-born. British and Irish roots remain the dominant ancestral ties for those living here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian and English, both at 39.6%. Scottish roots are also prominent at 25.2%, followed by Irish at 13.7% and Dutch at 5.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born in Australia, 81.3% of the population was born here, which is far below the Victoria and Australia figures. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%, while no residents were born in India, China, or New Zealand.
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 Neerim Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21909/neerim-junction/topic/ancestry-heritage