27.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Percydale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Percydale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Percydale, where 45.5% of people claim this background. The area is largely defined by its British and Irish roots, while nearly 27% of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads the breakdown at 45.5%, followed by Australian at 31.8% and Irish at 22.7%. German heritage is also present for 13.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.3% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average and a little below the Victorian rate of 30%.
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 Percydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22059/percydale/topic/ancestry-heritage