10.4% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattle Bank
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very high proportion of people in Wattle Bank claim Australian or English ancestry, reflecting a traditional heritage. Most residents were born here in Australia, with only 10.4% coming from overseas, which is far below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.2% and 40.8%. Irish ancestry is also notable at 17.2%, followed by Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. The vast majority, 84.8%, were born in Australia, while the next most common birthplace is England at 3.6%.
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 Wattle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22724/wattle-bank/topic/ancestry-heritage