9.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warrnambool · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warrnambool
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the local identity of Warrnambool. Most residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry, reflecting a community with deep traditional ties to these origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.1% and 39.3% of the population respectively. Irish roots are also prominent at 18.8%, followed by Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Victorian average of 30% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 84.9% of the population born in Australia.
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 Warrnambool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2021/warrnambool/topic/ancestry-heritage