14.6% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 14.6% of people in Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes it a community with very strong ties to Australia and the UK, where the vast majority of residents were born locally.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 40.9% and 38.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, while 9.3% of people identify as Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most other areas and sits far below the Victoria and Australia figures. This number rose slightly since 2011, with 83.2% of people born in Australia and 4.0% born in England.
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 Wattle Glen - Diamond Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209031215/wattle-glen-diamond-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage