10.0% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Benalla · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Benalla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small number of overseas-born residents defines Benalla, where only 10% of people were born outside Australia. This is far below the figures for Victoria and the rest of the country. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots, reflecting a stable and consistent heritage over time.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.2%, followed by Australian at 39.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 13.8% and 12.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and has barely changed since 2011. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (81.2%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 2.4%.
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 Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214003/benalla/topic/ancestry-heritage