12.6% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Andrews · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Andrews
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of traditional roots continues in St Andrews, where British and Irish heritage remains the dominant story. Most people here trace their family history back to the UK, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.8% and 40.2% of the population. Irish (15.8%) and Scottish (13.2%) roots also feature strongly in the local family history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (79.1%), followed by England at 4.3%.
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 St Andrews [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22332/st-andrews/topic/ancestry-heritage