10.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bendigo West (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bendigo West (Northern Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Bendigo West, where 43.1% of people claim these roots. The area is largely Australian-born and has a strong British and Irish heritage, with a very low proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.1% and 39.2% of the population. Irish (13.8%) and Scottish (12.3%) roots also feature prominently in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian (30.0%) and national (27.7%) figures. This low proportion has barely changed since 2011, and the vast majority of residents (83.3%) were born in Australia.
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 Bendigo West (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20804/bendigo-west/topic/ancestry-heritage