26.3% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Williamstown (Western Metropolitan)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 70% of people in Williamstown were born in Australia, making it less diverse than the state average. While the area has a strong British and Irish heritage, the proportion of overseas-born residents has fallen slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.3%, followed by Australian at 27.6% and Irish at 12.7%. Scottish and Italian roots are also prominent, making up 9.9% and 7.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 26.3% of the population, which is well below the Victorian figure of 30.0%. This is a little below the national average and has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
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 Williamstown (Western Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28607/williamstown/topic/ancestry-heritage