8.0% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walmer · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walmer
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted heritage defines Walmer, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. Most people here were born in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 43.9%, while 46.6% of people identify as Australian. Other significant family roots include Irish (16.0%) and Scottish (12.6%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30.0% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents (85.1%) were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Walmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22665/walmer/topic/ancestry-heritage