16.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Paynesville · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Paynesville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and colonial roots defines Paynesville, where more than half of the population identifies as English. This deep connection to ancestral ties is reflected in the high proportion of residents born in Australia or the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.5%, followed by Australian at 37.0% and Scottish at 14.7%. Other notable roots include Irish at 12.5% and German at 4.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.5% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (78.6%), with England (7.0%) and New Zealand (1.6%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Paynesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22049/paynesville/topic/ancestry-heritage