6.9% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Perry Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Perry Bridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Perry Bridge, making it a community with deep local roots. Only 6.9% of residents were born in another country, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.3%, followed by Australian at 34.7%. Scottish, Irish and Dutch roots are also prominent, making up 15.3%, 13.9% and 6.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 6.9% compared to 30% across Victoria. This is reflected in the fact that 76.4% of residents were 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 Perry Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22061/perry-bridge/topic/ancestry-heritage