10.8% —
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warrnambool - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warrnambool - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Warrnambool - South than in the rest of the state. Only 10.8% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly of English, Australian, and Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.7%, followed by Australian at 37.8%. Other significant ancestral roots include Irish (19.3%), Scottish (13.1%), and German (4.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 83% of residents were born in Australia, the overseas-born population rose 2.0 percentage points since 2016 to reach 10.8%. This figure is far below the Victorian average of 30.0% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Warrnambool - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041480/warrnambool-south/topic/ancestry-heritage