44.3% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Werriwa · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Werriwa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 45% of people in Werriwa were born overseas, which is far above the national figure. This high level of international background is reflected in a diverse mix of ancestries, including significant Vietnamese, Indian, and Chinese communities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (14.4%) and English (11.2%), followed by Vietnamese (6.5%), Indian (6.3%), and Chinese (6.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 44.3% of residents were born overseas—much higher than most areas and 17 points above the Australian average—this figure fell 4.5 percentage points since 2011. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are Vietnam (4.4%), India (2.7%), and the Philippines (2.1%).
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 Werriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED146/werriwa/topic/ancestry-heritage