8.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ranceby · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of traditional roots defines Ranceby, where the proportion of people born overseas has remained very low. Most of the small population identifies with English and Australian ancestry, reflecting a heritage that has stayed consistent over time.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, making up 50.6% and 47.0% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Scottish (12.0%), Dutch (6.0%), and German (4.8%) ancestry.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is lower than most areas, with 89.2% of people born in Australia and 7.2% in England.
8.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Ranceby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22138/ranceby/topic/ancestry-heritage