15.4% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Shepparton East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Shepparton East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Italian heritage is a defining feature of Shepparton East, where 16.4% of people claim this ancestry. While most residents were born in Australia, the area's cultural mix is shaped by strong European and more recent Asian influences.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 30.4% and 27.9%, followed by Italian at 16.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present in 8.5% and 7.0% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.4% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are India at 4.7% and Italy at 2.8%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22276/shepparton-east/topic/ancestry-heritage