7.5% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yendon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yendon
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 Yendon, where 40% of residents claim this background. The area has a very strong connection to its British roots, with English, Australian, Scottish and Irish heritage making up the vast majority of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 40% and 38.8% respectively. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, accounting for 19.4% and 15.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.8%), followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.
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 Yendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22927/yendon/topic/ancestry-heritage