12.8% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wodonga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wodonga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Wodonga, where over 80% of residents were born in Australia. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots, while the proportion of overseas-born residents remains far lower than in the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each claimed by around 40% of the population. Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds also make up a significant part of the local family history.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England, India, Vietnam, and New Zealand.
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 Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031492/wodonga/topic/ancestry-heritage