9.2% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wy Yung · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wy Yung
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Wy Yung compared to the rest of the state. Only 9.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is 21 points below the Victoria figure. This reflects a population with very deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, making up 45.9% and 44.2% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and Italian roots also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia (86.8%). This is far below the national figure of 27.7% for those born overseas, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.5%.
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 Wy Yung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22876/wy-yung/topic/ancestry-heritage