5.4% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whanregarwen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whanregarwen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Whanregarwen than in most similar areas. Only 5.4% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than the figures for Victoria and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 44.6% and 43.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also common at 16.9% and 14.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas is far below the 30% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (76.9%), followed by New Zealand at 3.1% and England at 2.3%.
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 Whanregarwen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22763/whanregarwen/topic/ancestry-heritage