43.3% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Baw Baw Village · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Baw Baw Village
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common background for people in Baw Baw Village, making up 30.0% of the population. This reflects a community with a very high proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond those of Chinese descent, the most common ancestries are Australian at 20.0% and English at 16.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A far higher share of people were born overseas here than in Victoria or across Australia, sitting at 43.3%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it fell slightly by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
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 Baw Baw Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222004/baw-baw-village/topic/ancestry-heritage