0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Prairie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Prairie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Zero people in Prairie were born overseas, making it far less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian areas. The community has strong ties to British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.2%, followed closely by Australian ancestry at 40.5%. Irish and Italian roots are also present, each accounting for 10.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Everyone in Prairie was born in Australia. This is far below the 30% of people born overseas in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Prairie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22119/prairie/topic/ancestry-heritage