12.1% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wandin North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wandin North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly the same as similar areas, Wandin North is a place where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. Nearly 86% of residents were born here, and the community is strongly shaped by English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.8% and 41.9% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, at 10.5% and 9.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%). Most of those born outside Australia came from England, at 4.5%.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22673/wandin-north/topic/ancestry-heritage