10.8% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stawell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stawell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 10.8% of people in Stawell were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small proportion of overseas-born residents means the area is much less diverse than both Victoria and Australia as a whole.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.7% and 39.9% of the population respectively. Other significant roots include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas fell 3.1 percentage points since 2011 to 10.8%. This is far below Victoria's 30% and the national figure of 27.7%, with most residents born in Australia, the Philippines, or England.
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 Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214020/stawell/topic/ancestry-heritage