18.4% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smiths Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smiths Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Smiths Beach than in the rest of Victoria. While nearly 20% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.1%, followed by Australian at 27% and Irish at 20.3%. Scottish and Italian roots are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 18.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being far below the Victorian average of 30%. The vast majority were born in Australia (78.4%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Smiths Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22294/smiths-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage