9.4% ▲ +84.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sulky · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sulky
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Sulky compared to the rest of the country. The area remains strongly tied to its British roots, with nearly 90% of residents born in Australia and the vast majority of others claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.2% and 41.9% of the population respectively. Scottish (18.8%) and Irish (12.0%) roots are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (89.3%), followed by England (4.3%) and South Africa (2.1%).
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 Sulky [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22389/sulky/topic/ancestry-heritage