9.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wiseleigh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wiseleigh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A vast majority of people in Wiseleigh were born in Australia, with 85.3% born here. This reflects a population with deep local roots, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common identities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 52%, followed by Australian at 39%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, appearing in 16.4% and 15.8% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most people here were born in Australia, with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Wiseleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22818/wiseleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage