21.4% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Skye · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Skye
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Skye, where 38.3% of residents claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Australian heritage, with a combined total of over 75% sharing these ancestral links.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 38.3% and 37.6%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (9.4%), Irish (9.0%), and Italian (4.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%), with 75.5% of residents born in Australia.
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 Skye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22291/skye/topic/ancestry-heritage