12.1% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wimbledon Heights · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wimbledon Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wimbledon Heights compared to the state and national figures. Only 12.1% of residents were born outside Australia, while the typical person here identifies with English or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.2% and 42.3% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also present at around 12% each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 12.1% of residents born overseas is far below the 30% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most people here were born in Australia (81%), followed by England at 5%.
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 Wimbledon Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22801/wimbledon-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage