12.3% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sarsfield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sarsfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sarsfield compared to the rest of the state, with only 12.3% of the population born abroad. This low figure stands in stark contrast to Victoria's 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.2% and 45.7% of the community respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish, Irish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia, at 82.5%. Among those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 4.6%, followed by New Zealand at 2%.
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 Sarsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22238/sarsfield/topic/ancestry-heritage