13.8% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wodonga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wodonga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas have moved to Wodonga over the last decade. While 13.8% of residents were born abroad, the area remains predominantly Australian and British in its roots. Most people identify with Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 39.7% and 38.7%. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, accounting for 11.8% and 10.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Those born overseas make up 13.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for Victoria (30.0%) and Australia (27.7%), with 80.7% of residents born in Australia.
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 Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22819/wodonga/topic/ancestry-heritage