11.8% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Slaty Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Slaty Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Slaty Creek than in the rest of Victoria or Australia. Most residents have deep roots in the region, with 82.4% born in Australia and a strong prevalence of English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 50% and 44.1% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish and Scottish, both at 11.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 11.8%.
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 Slaty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22292/slaty-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage