20.2% ▲ +167.4%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Victor Harbor · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Victor Harbor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for people in Victor Harbor, where over half the population claims these roots. While most residents were born in Australia, the area is seeing a significant increase in people moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of residents identify as English, followed by 36.4% who claim Australian ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.7%), Irish (9.6%), and German (9.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has jumped 13 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.2%. While this is among the highest for similar areas, it is still well below the South Australian (24.1%) and national (27.7%) figures.
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 Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413006/victor-harbor/topic/ancestry-heritage