12.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonga Park · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonga Park
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 Wonga Park, where 47.1% of people claim these roots. This is a very traditional area in terms of origins, as the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, accounting for 47.1% and 41.2% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots also feature strongly, both sitting at around 11% to 12%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 85.1% 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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215091/wonga-park/topic/ancestry-heritage