5.5% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Lake Boga · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Lake Boga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 5.5% of people in Lake Boga were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. The vast majority of residents are born in Australia, reflecting a population with deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 42.4% and 40.7% of the community. Scottish and Irish roots also feature strongly, each making up around 11% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011. At 5.5%, this is far below the 30% seen across Victoria, with 82.2% of residents born in Australia.
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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221039/lake-boga/topic/ancestry-heritage