12.7% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Welshpool · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Welshpool
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage defines the local identity in Port Welshpool. Most people here can trace their family roots back to the UK, with English and Australian ancestries making up over 75% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.0%, followed by Australian at 35.9%, Irish at 14.5%, and Scottish at 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.7% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most people here were born in Australia (71.8%), with England (3.2%) and the Philippines (2.7%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Port Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22108/port-welshpool/topic/ancestry-heritage