10.6% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whittlesea · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whittlesea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common in Whittlesea, with 41.7% and 41.4% of the population claiming these roots. This heritage is reflected in the birthplaces of residents, where the vast majority were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People here most often identify as Australian or English, followed by Irish at 11.9% and Scottish at 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has risen slightly since 2011, when it was 7.2%.
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214021/whittlesea/topic/ancestry-heritage