12.9% —
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Traralgon · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Traralgon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An overwhelming 81.2% of people in Traralgon were born in Australia. This makes the town much less diverse in birthplaces than the state or national average, though it remains more diverse than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 40.2% and 39.0% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.9% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Traralgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212008/traralgon/topic/ancestry-heritage