6.7% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
West Wimmera · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in West Wimmera
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of West Wimmera, where the vast majority of people trace their family history to these regions. Very few residents were born outside Australia, making it a community with a more uniform cultural background than most of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 43% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage also feature prominently, with Scottish ancestry at 11.6% and Irish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen slightly by 0.8 points since 2011, though 84% of residents 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 West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA26890/west-wimmera/topic/ancestry-heritage