11.3% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bairnsdale · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bairnsdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Bairnsdale, where 42.3% of people claim these roots. This heritage, alongside a strong Australian identity, shapes a community with far fewer overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 42.3% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, each claimed by about 10% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the Australian figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 2.2 percentage points since 2011, with most residents 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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2002/bairnsdale/topic/ancestry-heritage