14.4% ▲ +437.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Harrietville · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Harrietville
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 Harrietville, where 37.9% of people claim these roots. While most residents were born in Australia, the proportion of people born overseas has jumped significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, making up 37.9% and 29.1% of the population. Irish and Scottish ancestry follow at 17.5% and 12.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has risen sharply to 14.4% since 2011, though this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (69.8%), followed by England at 5.6%.
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 Harrietville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222033/harrietville/topic/ancestry-heritage