8.8% ▲ +52.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willow Grove · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willow Grove
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 Willow Grove, claimed by 47% of the population. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with very few residents arriving from overseas compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Scottish (13.7%), Irish (8.4%) and Dutch (8.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
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 Willow Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222101/willow-grove/topic/ancestry-heritage