6.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St Arnaud East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St Arnaud East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6% of people in St Arnaud East were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse than most other parts of the country. Most residents here identify with English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are equally common at 46% each, while 19% of people claim Irish roots. A small number of residents also identify as Scottish.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83% of the population born in Australia, the overseas-born share is 22 points lower than the national average. This is also far below the 30% seen across Victoria.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22335/st-arnaud-east/topic/ancestry-heritage