6.3% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Arnaud · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Arnaud
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have stayed far below the state average in St Arnaud, where 85.2% of people were born in Australia. The area remains deeply rooted in its heritage, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 43.4% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also present at 12.7% and 12.5% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. Aside from those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Arnaud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22334/st-arnaud/topic/ancestry-heritage