11.4% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wendouree (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wendouree (Western Victoria)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Wendouree, where 41.8% of people claim these roots. The area has a very strong connection to its colonial origins, with the vast majority of residents born in Australia or tracing their family history to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish (15.7%) and Scottish (12.7%) roots. German ancestry is also present for 4.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Victorian figure of 30.0%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.9 percentage points since 2016.
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 Wendouree (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28408/wendouree/topic/ancestry-heritage