9.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whiporie · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
An Australian ancestry is the most common identity in Whiporie, held by 33.3% of residents. This small community is predominantly born in Australia, with a very small proportion of the population coming from overseas compared to the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the second most common at 19.3%, followed by German (8.8%), Irish (6.1%) and Scottish (6.1%) roots.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 48.2% were born in Australia, England is the most frequent overseas birthplace at 3.5%.
9.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Whiporie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14290/whiporie/topic/ancestry-heritage