22.1% —
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English heritage are the most common roots for residents in Yan Yean, with 32.9% and 31.6% respectively. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, it is becoming more diverse as the share of people born overseas has grown since 2016.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian or English ancestry, followed by Irish at 9.5% and Italian at 9.3%. Scottish heritage is also common, accounting for 8.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 5.3 percentage points since 2016. This is well below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure.
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 Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28704/yan-yean/topic/ancestry-heritage