13.1% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Virginia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Virginia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A typical mix of origins is found in Virginia, where 13.1% of residents were born overseas. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with the majority of the population tracing their roots back to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.5% and 37.4% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish (9.4%), Scottish (9.3%), and German (5.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people were born outside Australia, which is well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.4%), followed by England (3.2%) and New Zealand (2.0%).
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70274/virginia/topic/ancestry-heritage