16.0% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bacchus Marsh · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bacchus Marsh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Bacchus Marsh, each accounting for about 39% of the population. While the area has a strong British heritage, it has become less diverse over the last decade as the proportion of overseas-born residents has dropped.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the dominant ancestries, followed by Irish at 11.9% and Scottish at 11.2%. Italian roots are also common, making up 4.3% of the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.0% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national rate of 27.7% and fell 4.3 points since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (80.1%), with the next largest groups coming from England, India, 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 Bacchus Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212001/bacchus-marsh/topic/ancestry-heritage