17.0% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
The Basin · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in The Basin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in The Basin than in the rest of Victoria, where only 17% of the population grew up abroad. This creates a distinct contrast to the state and national figures, with the area being much more Australian-born than most other regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 43.3% and 38% of the population. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish at 12.2%, Irish at 11%, and German at 6.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17% of residents were born overseas, this is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (79.6%), followed by England (5%) and New Zealand (1.2%).
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 The Basin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22496/the-basin/topic/ancestry-heritage