12.6% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fernvale · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fernvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller share of people were born overseas in Fernvale compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 12.6% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the national figure. Most people here trace their roots back to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.5% and 42.6% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.6%. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the 27.7% national average, with the vast majority of people 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 Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315035/fernvale/topic/ancestry-heritage