6.9% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wahgunyah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wahgunyah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few people were born overseas in Wahgunyah, with only 6.9% of the population arriving from another country. This is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia, reflecting a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half of the residents claim Australian ancestry (46.6%), followed closely by English ancestry at 43.9%. Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds are also common in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (87.2%), which is much lower than most areas. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.9%, while New Zealand, India and China also appear in small numbers.
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 Wahgunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22644/wahgunyah/topic/ancestry-heritage