17.4% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Witheren · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Witheren
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Witheren compared to the rest of the country. While 17.4% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here identify with British or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.8%, followed by Australian at 38.0% and Irish at 13.1%. Other notable groups include Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 74.9% of residents were born in Australia. Of those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 6.0%, followed by New Zealand at 4.3%.
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 Witheren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33104/witheren/topic/ancestry-heritage