24.4% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wehla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wehla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of people in Wehla were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the community has a diverse mix of roots including Irish and German. This overseas birth rate remains well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 34.1%, followed by English at 24.4% and Irish at 14.6%. German ancestry is also notable, accounting for 9.8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 24.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 30.0% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure, with New Zealand as the main overseas birthplace at 7.3%.
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 Wehla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22739/wehla/topic/ancestry-heritage