10.0% —
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ripon (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ripon (Western Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10% of people in Ripon were born overseas, making it far less diverse than most other areas. The community is dominated by those with English and Australian ancestry, with the vast majority of residents born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.7% and 40.8% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 12.1% each, while German ancestry accounts for 4.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 10.0% compared to the 30.0% state figure. While this is far below the national average, the figure has risen slightly since 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 Ripon (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27208/ripon/topic/ancestry-heritage