39.0% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whitehorse - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whitehorse - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A rise of 7.6 percentage points in the overseas-born population since 2011 shows that Whitehorse - East is becoming much more diverse. Now, nearly 4 in 10 residents were born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 25.1%, followed closely by Chinese at 23.5% and Australian at 22.8%. Other common roots include Irish and Scottish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 39%, the share of people born overseas is well above the Victorian figure of 30% and far above the Australian average. While 58.1% were born in Australia, China is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.2%.
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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21104/whitehorse-east/topic/ancestry-heritage