10.6% —
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.6% of people in Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse than most other regions in the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.8% and 39.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, while Italian ancestry accounts for 7.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian figure of 30%, though it has risen slightly from 9.8% in 2016. Most people here were born in Australia, followed by England and Italy.
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 Ovens Valley (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26504/ovens-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage