6.7% ▼ -73.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Marong · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Marong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.7% of people in Marong were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This makes the area much less diverse in terms of birthplace than most other regions. Most residents identify with traditional roots, with over half claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 52.8%, followed by English at 40.1%. Irish and Scottish roots are also seen in about 10% and 8.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen 19 points since 2011 to just 6.7%. This is far below the Victorian figure of 30%, with nearly 90% of the population 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 Marong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221046/marong/topic/ancestry-heritage