8.1% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Spring Gully · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Spring Gully
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.1% of people in Spring Gully were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community with very deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.3% and 39.2% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 17.2% and 14.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most areas, sitting 22 points below the Victorian average. Most people here were born in Australia, with small numbers coming from England, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Spring Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22320/spring-gully/topic/ancestry-heritage