19.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Trentham · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Trentham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Trentham (L), where over half the population claims English roots. The area has a strong British and Irish heritage, though it has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 50.7%, followed by Australian at 30.8% and Irish at 21.8%. Scottish and German roots are also present, making up 15.1% and 4.2% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 19.8% of the population, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is among the highest proportions for similar areas, it remains far below the 30% seen across Victoria and well below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Trentham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221074/trentham/topic/ancestry-heritage