6.8% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Smythesdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Smythesdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Smythesdale compared to most similar areas. The vast majority of the community shares a British or Australian heritage, with 85.4% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 44.1% and 43.2% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prevalent at 13.1% and 11.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Apart from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, China, and New Zealand.
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 Smythesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22299/smythesdale/topic/ancestry-heritage