14.9% ▲ +146.6%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Macedon · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Macedon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes the identity of Macedon, where the vast majority of residents claim these roots. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, the proportion of people born overseas has more than doubled since 2011 to reach 14.9%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 41.3%, followed closely by Australian at 38.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 17.3% and 13.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.9% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion rose 8.9 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birth place outside Australia at 5.3%.
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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215050/macedon/topic/ancestry-heritage