18.0% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Venus Bay
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 Venus Bay, making up 42.1% of the population. This is a predominantly Australian-born community where traditional British and Irish roots remain the strongest cultural links.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with those identifying as Australian (31.7%), Irish and Scottish ancestry are common, accounting for 15.9% and 15.3% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (73.5%), followed by England at 5.3%.
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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22626/venus-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage