15.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Reedy Lake · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Reedy Lake
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in cultural roots has occurred in Reedy Lake since 2011, though British heritage remains the dominant influence. Most of the community traces their family history to England and Australia, with over half the population claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 57.7%, followed by Australian at 53.8%. Other significant roots include Scottish (15.4%) and both Irish and German at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure is far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) rates, with 96.2% of people born in Australia.
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 Reedy Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22158/reedy-lake/topic/ancestry-heritage