0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Werneth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Werneth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost every person living in Werneth was born in Australia, creating a community with very little international diversity. The area is dominated by those with Australian, Irish, and English roots, making it far less multicultural than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian ancestry at 59.1%, followed by Irish at 30.3% and English at 22.7%. Scottish ancestry is also common, accounting for 10.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
No one in Werneth was born overseas, a figure that is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national average. Accordingly, 83.3% of the population was 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 Werneth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22748/werneth/topic/ancestry-heritage