11.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alexandra · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alexandra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small increase in overseas-born residents has been seen in Alexandra since 2011. The town remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, though nearly half of the people here claim English ancestry. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.8%, followed by Australian at 39.2%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 14.2% and 11.7% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion rose slightly from 10.4% in 2011, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
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 Alexandra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215002/alexandra/topic/ancestry-heritage