11.3% ▲ +87.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the identity of Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, where nearly half the population claims English ancestry. This heritage is reflected in a community that is much more likely to be born in Australia than the state or national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.4%, followed by Australian at 35.0%, Irish at 17.6%, and Scottish at 16.5%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a rise of 5.3 percentage points since 2011, with 82.0% of residents born in Australia and 3.8% born in England.
11.3% ▲ +87.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214017/point-lonsdale-queenscliff/topic/ancestry-heritage