6.5% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waterford Park · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waterford Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Waterford Park than in most similar areas. Only 6.5% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common here, making up 52.1% and 49.3% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish, Irish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.9%), with England being the next most common birthplace at 4.6%.
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 Waterford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222099/waterford-park/topic/ancestry-heritage