10.7% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Powelltown · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Powelltown
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Australian heritage defines Powelltown, where 43% of people claim Australian ancestry. This local identity is reflected in the birthplace data, as the vast majority of the community was born within the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 43% and 39.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and German heritage also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia (75.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.5%.
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 Powelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22115/powelltown/topic/ancestry-heritage