5.9% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Poowong North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Poowong North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.9% of people in Poowong North were born overseas, making it an area with very few overseas-born residents. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community with deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 48% and 46% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Around 80.7% of people were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand 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 Poowong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22100/poowong-north/topic/ancestry-heritage