13.7% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yambuk · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yambuk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Yambuk compared to the rest of the country, with only 13.7% of residents arriving from another nation. This is a striking gap, as the figure sits far below both the Victorian and national averages. The area remains predominantly Australian-born, with strong ties to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (37.7%), Australian (33.5%), or Irish (19.0%) ancestry. Scottish roots are also common at 12.7%, while Italian ancestry accounts for 2.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.7% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 30.0% seen in Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia (68.3%), followed by England (5.3%) and New Zealand (3.5%).
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 Yambuk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22896/yambuk/topic/ancestry-heritage