13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wensleydale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wensleydale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to the British Isles shape daily life in Wensleydale, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. While a small number of residents were born overseas, the area's heritage remains deeply rooted in these traditions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (44.2%) and Australian (38.9%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Scottish and Italian roots, both at 9.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.7% of people in Wensleydale were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%), with 90.5% of the population born in Australia.
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 Wensleydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22746/wensleydale/topic/ancestry-heritage