0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wal Wal · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wal Wal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
No one in Wal Wal was born overseas, making it far less diverse than most of Australia. This sparsely populated area has deep roots in British heritage, with over half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 56.8%, followed by Australian at 43.2%. Other notable groups include German, Irish, and Scottish, each making up between 16% and 19% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 0.0%, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian rate of 30.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
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 Wal Wal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22649/wal-wal/topic/ancestry-heritage