8.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warrak · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warrak
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Ancestry patterns in Warrak have remained steady over the last decade, with the vast majority of people tracing their roots to the British Isles. Nearly half of the residents identify as Australian, while English and Scottish heritage are also very common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 48.5%, followed by English at 35.3% and Scottish at 20.6%. German and Irish roots are also noted, making up 14.7% and 8.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victoria figure of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (88.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.4%.
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 Warrak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22701/warrak/topic/ancestry-heritage