44.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wantirna South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wantirna South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Wantirna South, with the proportion of people born abroad climbing by 6.6 percentage points since 2011. Now, 44.5% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese is the most common ancestry at 26.8%, followed by English at 23.5% and Australian at 20.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 45% of people were born overseas, which is far above the 30% seen across Victoria. While 53% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are China (10.1%) and India (4.4%).
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 Wantirna South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011260/wantirna-south/topic/ancestry-heritage