7.8% —
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lowan (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lowan (Western Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Lowan, making up 42.2% of the population. The area is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 41.1%. Other significant heritage groups include Scottish (12.3%), Irish (10.9%), and German (9.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30%. While this remains among the lowest rates for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose slightly from 6.9% in 2016.
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 Lowan (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED24408/lowan/topic/ancestry-heritage