14.0% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warragul · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warragul
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Warragul compared to the state and national figures. Only 14% of people here were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Victorian average of 30%. This makes the area's population significantly more Australian-born than most other regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.9% and 39.6% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each accounting for 12.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14% of people were born overseas—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (81%), followed by England at 3.4% and New Zealand at 1.1%.
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 Warragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22698/warragul/topic/ancestry-heritage