15.7% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wandin East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wandin East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Italian heritage is a standout feature of Wandin East, where over 20% of people claim this ancestry. The area has a strong connection to European roots, with Australian and English backgrounds also being very common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, at 36.8% and 34.8% respectively. These are followed by Italian, Scottish and Dutch heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A higher share of people were born overseas compared to most similar areas, though at 15.7% this is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Italy is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%, followed by England at 2.5%.
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 Wandin East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22672/wandin-east/topic/ancestry-heritage