4.3% ▲ +320.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Vectis · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Vectis
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Vectis, where nearly 46% of residents claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most frequent, followed by German at 17.4%, Scottish at 10.9%, and Irish at 10.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian rate of 30.0%. Most of the population was born in Australia, accounting for 89.7% of residents.
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 Vectis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22624/vectis/topic/ancestry-heritage