19.0% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Virginia · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Virginia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Virginia compared to most similar areas. While 19.0% of people were born abroad, the community has a strong base of Australian and English ancestry. This mix of local and international roots has become more pronounced over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, accounting for 37.4% and 34.9% of residents respectively. Other significant groups include Italian (10.1%), Vietnamese (6.8%) and Scottish (6.2%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 6.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 19.0%. This is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%, though it remains high for this type of area.
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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415044/virginia/topic/ancestry-heritage