2.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Netherby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Netherby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of Australian roots has persisted in Netherby, where only 2.7% of people were born overseas. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community with very few recent arrivals from abroad. Most residents trace their heritage back to Australian, German, and English origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by German at 29.7% and English at 18.0%. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, accounting for 11.7% and 10.8% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian and national figures, sitting at just 2.7%. While 89.2% of the population was born in Australia, the Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%.
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 Netherby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21919/netherby/topic/ancestry-heritage