6.5% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
St James · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in St James
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost everyone in St James was born in Australia, creating a community with very deep local roots. British and Irish heritages are the most common, with nearly half the population claiming Australian ancestry and 46.3% claiming English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most prominent here, followed by Irish at 16.3%, Scottish at 8.1% and Dutch at 7.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population is born in Australia (88.6%), with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 James [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22342/st-james/topic/ancestry-heritage