10.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whittlesea · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whittlesea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Whittlesea than in the rest of Victoria. While 84% of residents were born in Australia, the community still holds strong ties to its British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 41.2% and 40.5% of the population respectively. Other significant groups include Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.9% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England, Italy, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22775/whittlesea/topic/ancestry-heritage