5.9% ▼ -65.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Traralgon South · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Traralgon South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 5.9% of people in Traralgon South were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of Australia. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the population claims Australian ancestry, followed by English at 40.8%, Scottish at 10.5%, and Irish at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far below Victoria's 30% mark. Now, 90.9% of residents were 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 Traralgon South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221073/traralgon-south/topic/ancestry-heritage