11.1% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wandiligong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wandiligong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Wandiligong, making up 43.3% of residents. Most people here have roots in the British Isles, with English, Irish, and Scottish heritage also very common. This creates a profile that is much more traditional in its ancestry than the state average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is seen in 40.6% of people, followed by Irish (13.0%) and Scottish (11.7%) roots. German ancestry is also present at 5.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (80.7%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 4.0%.
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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22671/wandiligong/topic/ancestry-heritage