7.9% ▲ +70.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Little River · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Little River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 7.9% of people in Little River were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other parts of the country. The community is primarily made up of people with Australian and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.4% and 38.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also frequent, accounting for 16.4% and 13.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the Victorian average of 30%, though this figure rose 3.2 points since 2011. About 78.8% of residents were born in Australia, with New Zealand being the next most common birthplace at 1.7%.
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 Little River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222045/little-river/topic/ancestry-heritage