8.3% —
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Murray Plains (Northern Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of people born overseas now live in Murray Plains, though it remains a very traditional area. Roughly 8.3% of residents were born outside Australia, with most locals claiming English, Australian, or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (42.6%) and English (41.1%), followed by Irish (11.6%) and Scottish (10.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.3% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.2 points since 2016, though the vast majority of residents (83.8%) 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 Murray Plains (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED25704/murray-plains/topic/ancestry-heritage