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Wool Wool · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wool Wool

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A very strong connection to Australian and British roots defines daily life in Wool Wool, where nearly half the population identifies as Australian by ancestry. This small community is far less diverse than the rest of the state, with most residents born locally.

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Where Wool Wool sits — People born overseas

5.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wool Wool — lower than 77% of areas.

Wool Wool5.5%
3249, VIC 6.9%
Victoria 30.0%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries are Australian at 47.3% and English at 41.8%, followed by Irish at 27.3%.

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Wool Wool splits fairly evenly between Australian (34%) and English (30%), with Irish at 19%.

Australian 47.3% English 41.8% Irish 27.3% Italian 9.1% Scottish 7.3% Filipino 7.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 5.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen in Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. This reflects a population where 90.9% of residents were born in Australia.

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5.5% —

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wool Wool, Australia is the majority at 100%.

Australia 90.9%

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 Wool Wool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22847/wool-wool/topic/ancestry-heritage