12.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Gippsland South compared to the rest of the state. Just 12.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the figures for Victoria and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 42.1% and 41.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, at 11.7% and 11.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents did rise by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 Gippsland South (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23602/gippsland-south/topic/ancestry-heritage