15.3% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whittington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whittington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Whittington, where 37.8% of people claim this background. The area has a strong tie to British roots, with English, Irish, and Scottish ancestries also making up a large part of the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common at 35.6%, followed by Irish (9.0%) and Scottish (8.4%) heritage. German ancestry is also noted at 4.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the 30.0% figure for Victoria. Most people were born in Australia (73.7%), with smaller numbers from England, India, the Philippines and New Zealand.
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 Whittington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22774/whittington/topic/ancestry-heritage