9.2% ▲ +49.3%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fish Creek · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fish Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Fish Creek, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. The area is very consistent in its heritage, with most residents born in Australia and a small number of overseas arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.3%, followed by Australian at 31.4% and Irish at 19.3%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Dutch heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national average. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.0 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 Fish Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222025/fish-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage