21.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woorinen North · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woorinen North
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in five people in Woorinen North were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While the community has strong ties to Australia and England, there is also a significant Italian presence. This mix of backgrounds shapes the local identity of the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, at 33% and 30.9%. Italian heritage is also prominent, accounting for 13.8% of the population, followed by Irish and German roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 21.3% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Italy is the most common birthplace outside of Australia, where 75.5% of people were born.
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 Woorinen North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22859/woorinen-north/topic/ancestry-heritage