11.6% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Reach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Swan Reach compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.6% of the population was born abroad, which is a huge gap compared to the Victorian average of 30%. Most residents have deep roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 42.4%, followed closely by Australian at 39.4%. Other common roots include Scottish (13.7%) and Irish (10.0%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 79.6% of residents were born in Australia, and the area's overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia at 4.2%.
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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22409/swan-reach/topic/ancestry-heritage