10.2% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Portland North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Portland North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.2% of people in Portland North were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much more Australian-born than most parts of Victoria. The community is overwhelmingly of British and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 44.9% and 40.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, at 11% and 10.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Most people here were born in Australia (85.7%), followed by England at 3.2%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Portland North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Portland North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22111/portland-north/topic/ancestry-heritage