7.7% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moyhu · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moyhu
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 Moyhu, where 43.3% of residents claim this background. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.3% and 42.8% of the population respectively. Scottish heritage is also common at 14.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 5.1%.
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 Moyhu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222059/moyhu/topic/ancestry-heritage