2.9% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Reefton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Reefton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 2.9% of people in Reefton were born overseas, making it far less diverse than most other areas. This is a very small proportion compared to the national and state figures, with the vast majority of residents having deep roots in Australia and the UK.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 43.1% and 34.3% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish and Dutch heritage also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (68.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.9%.
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 Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22159/reefton/topic/ancestry-heritage