12.2% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yarragon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yarragon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Yarragon compared to the rest of the state, with only 12.2% of residents arriving from another country. This gap makes it much less diverse in birthplace than both Victoria and Australia. Most residents share deep roots in the British Isles, particularly through English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English heritage are the most common, each accounting for over 45% of the population. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also prominent, making up 11.7% and 10.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83.1% of people born in Australia, the overseas-born population is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Of those born abroad, England is the most common origin at 4.3%.
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 Yarragon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22913/yarragon/topic/ancestry-heritage