18.2% ▲ +93.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wartook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wartook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wartook than in the rest of the state or country, with only 18.2% born abroad. This sparsely populated area has a strong British heritage, with the vast majority of residents claiming English, Australian, Scottish or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.6%, followed by Australian at 31.8% and Scottish at 29.5%. Irish and German roots are also present, making up 19.3% and 9.1% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 18.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.1%), with England and New Zealand as the next most common birthplaces at 3.4% each.
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 Wartook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22713/wartook/topic/ancestry-heritage