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Inverleigh · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Inverleigh

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Fewer people were born overseas in Inverleigh than in most similar areas. Only 8.9% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Inverleigh, Urban Centre

Where Inverleigh sits — People born overseas

8.9% ▼ -16.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Inverleigh — lower than 64% of areas.

Inverleigh8.9%
3321, VIC 8.9%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.6% and 43.9% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.

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Inverleigh splits fairly evenly between English (35%) and Australian (35%), with Irish at 10%.

English 44.6% Australian 43.9% Irish 13.2% Scottish 12.8% German 3.9% Italian 3.6% Dutch 3.1% Greek 0.8%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia, with England as the next most common birthplace at 4.0%.

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8.9% ▼ -16.1%

Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Inverleigh, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 4%.

Australia 84.3% England 4.0% New Zealand 0.8%

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 Inverleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221036/inverleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage