14.5% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ironbark · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ironbark
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Ironbark, claimed by 13.5% of residents. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born people than most similar areas, the overall percentage remains well below both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Australian descent, the most common ancestries here are English at 10.2%, Scottish at 3.8%, German at 3.0%, and Irish at 2.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.5%), followed by New Zealand at 4.3% and England at 2.3%.
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 Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31408/ironbark/topic/ancestry-heritage