8.1% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Donald · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Donald
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Donald, where 41.7% of residents claim this heritage. The community is predominantly Australian-born and shares a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, accounting for 41.7% and 40.5% of people respectively. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, making up 13.4% and 12.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of residents were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has also fallen slightly from 9.2% in 2011.
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 Donald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215031/donald/topic/ancestry-heritage