4.3% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Noorat · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Noorat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Noorat compared to the rest of the country. While Australia's national figure is 27.7%, only 4.3% of Noorat residents were born abroad. This reflects a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian (39.6%), English (36.7%), or Irish (23.2%) ancestry. Scottish and German roots are also common, accounting for 20.3% and 7.2% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than most areas, falling from 10% in 2011 to 4.3% in 2021. This is far below the Victorian average of 30%, with 90.3% of the population born in Australia.
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 Noorat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222065/noorat/topic/ancestry-heritage