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Walpeup · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Walpeup

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Just 4.1% of people in Walpeup were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong family heritage rooted in the British Isles.

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Where Walpeup sits — People born overseas

4.1% ▲ +13.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walpeup — lower than 82% of areas.

Walpeup4.1%
3507, VIC 4.1%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.4% and 35.7% of the population respectively. Other frequent roots include Scottish, Irish, and German heritage.

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Walpeup splits fairly evenly between English (39%) and Australian (34%), with Scottish at 9%.

English 40.4% Australian 35.7% Scottish 9.4% Irish 6.4% German 4.7% Filipino 2.9% Dutch 2.3% Italian 1.8%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

With 76.6% of residents born in Australia, the share of overseas-born people is far below the Victorian average of 30%. Those born abroad most often come from England or the Philippines.

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4.1% ▲ +13.5%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Walpeup, Australia is the majority at 94%; England is next at 4%.

Australia 76.6% England 2.9% Philippines 2.3%

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 Walpeup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22667/walpeup/topic/ancestry-heritage