19.9% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Raymond Island · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Raymond Island
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people born overseas live on Raymond Island, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is far below the Victorian and national figures, the community remains strongly rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.8%, followed by Australian at 35%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 16.1% and 14.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.9% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (74.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.5%.
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 Raymond Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22145/raymond-island/topic/ancestry-heritage