15.0% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hastings (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hastings (Eastern 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 for 45.2% of people in Hastings (Eastern Victoria). This reflects a predominantly Australian-born population with deep roots in British and Irish heritage. Most residents were born in Australia, though the overseas-born share has grown slightly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the community claims English ancestry, followed closely by Australian at 42%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.2%), Irish (10.5%), and German (4.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30%) and Australia (27.7%). While 80.7% were born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.4 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 Hastings (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED23702/hastings/topic/ancestry-heritage