42.9% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whitehorse - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whitehorse - West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Whitehorse - West, where 27.8% of people claim this heritage. This blend of backgrounds is reflected in a high proportion of residents born overseas, making the area much more diverse than most of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese heritage is the most frequent ancestry at 27.8%, followed by English at 23.7% and Australian at 20.4%. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, accounting for 8.4% and 7.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than 42.9% of people were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011, with China being the most common overseas birthplace at 14.6%.
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 Whitehorse - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20703/whitehorse-west/topic/ancestry-heritage