8.9% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whiteheads Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small number of overseas-born residents now live in Whiteheads Creek, making it far less diverse than the state average. While most residents claim Australian or English heritage, the area remains very traditional in its roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of the people here identify as Australian, with English ancestry being the next most common at 37.8%. Other common roots include Irish, Scottish, and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria. The vast majority are born in Australia, while a small number arrived from England and China.
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 Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage