9.0% —
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South-West Coast (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in South-West Coast (Western Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few areas in the region have as small a proportion of overseas-born residents as South-West Coast (Western Victoria), where only 9% were born abroad. The population is overwhelmingly of British and Irish descent, with English and Australian ancestries each accounting for about 40% of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, while 17.1% of people claim Irish roots and 12.6% are of Scottish descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far below the national figure of 27.7%, though it rose slightly from 7.9% in 2016 to 9.0% in 2021. Most residents were born in Australia (84.7%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 South-West Coast (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED27708/south-west-coast/topic/ancestry-heritage