20.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wychitella · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wychitella
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Wychitella, where nearly 45% of residents claim this heritage. The area is largely shaped by British and Irish origins, though about one in five people were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most prominent, followed by Australian and Scottish backgrounds at 20.7% each, and Irish ancestry at 17.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Victoria and national figures.
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 Wychitella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22879/wychitella/topic/ancestry-heritage