7.8% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Stratford · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Stratford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in overseas arrivals has seen 7.8% of people in Stratford born abroad. This makes the town much less diverse than the national average, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 47% and English at 44.2%. Irish, Scottish and German roots are also common here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% figure for Victoria. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion has risen since 2011 when it was 6%.
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 Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215080/stratford/topic/ancestry-heritage