13.1% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballan · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Ballan in 2021 than a decade ago, with the share falling to 13.1%. This reflects a community with very strong ties to its British and Australian roots, as most residents identify with these ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (43.2%) and Australian (41.7%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish at 14.2% and Scottish at 12.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. While 82.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (4.5%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Ballan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215006/ballan/topic/ancestry-heritage