11.5% ▲ +129.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wando Vale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wando Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent census data shows Wando Vale has maintained a very strong connection to its traditional roots. Most residents identify as English or Australian by descent, with a small number of people born overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here claim English ancestry, while 43.8% identify as Australian. Other common roots include Irish at 18.8% and Scottish at 16.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and 27.7% across Australia. The vast majority were born in Australia, though South Africa is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.2%.
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 Wando Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22675/wando-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage