9.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whorouly East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whorouly East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong connection to British and Irish roots defines Whorouly East, where a huge majority of the population identifies with these backgrounds. The area is very traditional in its makeup, with 85.9% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common here at 38.0%, closely following Australian at 42.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 21.7% and 20.7% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents were born in Australia, with England and Italy being the most common overseas birthplaces at 3.3% each.
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 Whorouly East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22778/whorouly-east/topic/ancestry-heritage