14.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Thowgla Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Thowgla Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Thowgla Valley compared to the state and national figures. While 14.3% were born abroad, this is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here have roots in the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population claims English ancestry (47.1%), followed closely by Australian (45.7%) and Irish (28.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia (94.3%). While the 14.3% born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Thowgla Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22513/thowgla-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage