12.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scarsdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scarsdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.5% of people in Scarsdale were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. Most residents identify as Australian or English, creating a population with deep roots in these ancestral backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as Australian, with English ancestry making up another 34%. Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far lower than in Victoria and Australia. While 77.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England and New Zealand.
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 Scarsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22241/scarsdale/topic/ancestry-heritage