9.1% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wesburn · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wesburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wesburn than in most other areas, with only 9.1% of residents arriving from abroad. This is much lower than the 30% seen across Victoria, making the community's roots overwhelmingly local. Most residents claim an Australian or English heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 46.5% and 45.2% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also notable, at 10.2% and 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, at 83.4%. This explains why the overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with England the most common birthplace outside Australia at 4.7%.
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 Wesburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22753/wesburn/topic/ancestry-heritage