16.0% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ventnor · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ventnor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Ventnor compared to the state or national figures. While 16% of residents were born abroad, the area remains heavily shaped by traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42% and 37.4% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 15% and 14.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is still far below the 30% seen across Victoria.
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 Ventnor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221075/ventnor/topic/ancestry-heritage