13.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan Hill · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Swan Hill, with 38.7% and 37.3% of residents claiming these roots respectively. The community is mostly born in Australia, with a far lower share of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides those of Australian and English descent, the most frequent ancestries are Irish at 11.9%, Scottish at 9.8%, and Italian at 6.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This number fell slightly from 14.3% in 2011, with most residents born in Australia (80.2%) followed by India, Vietnam, the Philippines, 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 Swan Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2017/swan-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage