10.8% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Poowong · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Poowong
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 Poowong, where 45% of residents claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a very small proportion of the population born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45% and 41.1% of the population respectively. Irish (11.1%) and Scottish (10.5%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, and nearly 80% of residents were 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 Poowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222071/poowong/topic/ancestry-heritage