27.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whalan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whalan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of people were born overseas in Whalan compared to most similar areas. While 27.5% of the population was born outside Australia, this is about the same as the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 26.6% and English at 22.7%. Other notable groups include Filipino, Scottish, and Irish backgrounds, each making up around 4.5% to 4.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 61.2% of residents were born in Australia, the area has a diverse mix of overseas births. This includes 3.7% from New Zealand and 3.5% from the Philippines, which is consistent with the Filipino ancestry seen in the area.
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 Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14283/whalan/topic/ancestry-heritage