13.8% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willaura · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willaura
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the heritage of Willaura, where 77.5% of people claim one of these two ancestries. The area is mostly made up of people born in Australia, with a small but steady number of overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.1%, followed by Australian at 35.4%, while Irish and Scottish roots are both held by 13.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 13.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with New Zealand as the most common birthplace outside Australia at 5.4%.
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 Willaura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222100/willaura/topic/ancestry-heritage