4.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yeo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yeo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Yeo, where an overwhelming majority of residents were born in Australia. This heritage is reflected in the local ancestry, which is dominated by English and Australian backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.4%, followed closely by Australian at 41.1%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 25.8% and 14.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (96.0%), with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Yeo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22928/yeo/topic/ancestry-heritage