6.6% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Simson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Simson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.6% of people in Simson were born overseas, making it a place where the vast majority of residents have deep local roots. This low level of migration is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 53.9%, followed by Australian at 32.9% and Scottish at 21.1%. Other common backgrounds include Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born in Australia, 81.6% of the population is native-born, which is far below the 30% born overseas in Victoria. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.3%.
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 Simson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22285/simson/topic/ancestry-heritage