18.5% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Victor Harbor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Victor Harbor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of residents were born overseas in Victor Harbor compared to the rest of the country. While 18.5% of people here were born abroad, this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. The area remains strongly tied to British roots, with over half of the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.9%, followed by Australian at 39.6%. Other notable groups include Scottish, Irish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much higher than in most similar areas, though it is well below the South Australian rate of 24.1%. Most people were born in Australia (76.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 9.7%.
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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41505/victor-harbor/topic/ancestry-heritage