10.3% ▲ +85.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rawson · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rawson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Rawson (L) trace their roots to the British Isles and Europe. The area is very traditional in its origins, with a few people born overseas and a strong connection to English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 43.8% and 42.7% of the population. Other significant roots include Scottish (18.1%) and Irish (14.9%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. While this figure rose 4.8 points since 2011, the vast majority of residents (81.1%) 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 Rawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222078/rawson/topic/ancestry-heritage