18.3% ▲ +158.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Daylesford - Hepburn Springs · Urban Centre
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deep roots and growing international ties shape the identity of Daylesford - Hepburn Springs, where 18.3% of people were born overseas. While English and Australian ancestries are most common, the area has seen a significant increase in residents moving here from abroad over the last decade.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.3%, followed by Australian (28.7%), Irish (17.8%), Scottish (15.8%), and Italian (6.7%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 18.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains well below the national mark of 27.7%, with 75.1% of residents born in Australia.
18.3% ▲ +158.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215029/daylesford-hepburn-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage