46.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wheelers Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wheelers Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Wheelers Hill were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This diverse makeup is reflected in the local ancestry, where Chinese and English are the most common backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 24.8%, followed by English at 19.1% and Australian at 16.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 46.3% of residents born overseas, the area is much more diverse than most, sitting far above the Victorian figure of 30%. This proportion has risen 4.7 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 11.8%.
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 Wheelers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051327/wheelers-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage