16.1% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morwell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morwell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 in Morwell, which now sees 16.1% of its people born abroad. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (36.4%) or Australian (34.3%) ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish, Irish, and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The typical person here was born in Australia (72.0%), though the proportion of overseas-born residents has grown. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, Italy, the Philippines, and India.
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 Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213011/morwell/topic/ancestry-heritage