19.2% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Ferntree Gully · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Ferntree Gully
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 11 percentage points fewer people were born overseas in Upper Ferntree Gully than in the rest of Victoria. This area is dominated by those with English, Australian, and Irish roots, with about 77% of the population born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.3%, followed closely by Australian at 38.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12.8% and 12.5% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 5%.
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 Upper Ferntree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22614/upper-ferntree-gully/topic/ancestry-heritage