17.1% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Tuerong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Tuerong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Tuerong compared to the rest of the state and country. While 17.1% of the population was born abroad, this is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.9%, followed by Australian at 29.4%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (14.8%), Irish (12.3%), and German (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Tuerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22584/tuerong/topic/ancestry-heritage