10.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Trafalgar · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Trafalgar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 10% of people in Trafalgar were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. This means the town is far less diverse in birthplace than the state or national averages. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up over 42% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, with both sitting at around 11%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.2% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (84.7%), followed by England at 3.3%.
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 Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215086/trafalgar/topic/ancestry-heritage