11.1% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wellington · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wellington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have barely changed since 2011 in Wellington, where 11.1% of people were born abroad. This is a very low figure compared to the rest of the state and the nation. Most people here share a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (41.9%) and English (41.2%), followed by Irish (11.5%) and Scottish (11.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national rate of 27.7%. While 81.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (2.9%) and New Zealand (1.3%).
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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20505/wellington/topic/ancestry-heritage