22.2% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shepparton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shepparton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Shepparton from overseas since 2011, though the area remains more Australian-born than most of the country. Around 22.2% of the population was born abroad, contributing to a diverse mix of ancestries including English, Australian and Italian.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 32.1% and 30.0% respectively. Other significant groups include those with Irish (10%), Scottish (8.3%) and Italian (6.9%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 22.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, this is well below the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (69.9%), followed by India (3.4%) and the Philippines (1.4%).
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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22275/shepparton/topic/ancestry-heritage