5.6% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scotts Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scotts Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted family histories define Scotts Creek, where the vast majority of people trace their origins to the British Isles. Local identity is shaped by a very small overseas-born population, with only 5.6% of residents born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 46.7% and 39.7%. Irish roots are also prominent here, claimed by 15.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia (85.5%), while the next most common birthplaces are New Zealand, England, and the Philippines.
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 Scotts Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22245/scotts-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage