13.8% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Trafalgar South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Trafalgar South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage is evident in Trafalgar South, where overseas births have risen to 13.8% since the last census. While the area remains overwhelmingly Australian and British in its roots, it now has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Heritage is dominated by Australian and English roots, which account for 41.6% and 34.1% of the population. Other common ancestries include Irish at 14.1% and Scottish at 10.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.8% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.7%), followed by England at 3.3%.
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 Trafalgar South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22567/trafalgar-south/topic/ancestry-heritage