4.4% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonwondah · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Wonwondah compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.4% of the population was born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes it one of the most Australian-born areas in the region.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, each accounting for around 44% of the population. Other common ancestral roots include Irish at 17.5%, German at 14.9%, and Scottish at 12.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, making up 88.6% of the population. This figure is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria.
4.4% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonwondah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22830/wonwondah/topic/ancestry-heritage