14.0% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonga Park - South · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonga Park - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Wonga Park - South (L) than in most similar areas, though the figure remains low for the region. This small community is shaped by deep roots in the UK and Ireland, with 80.6% of residents born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.2%, followed by Australian at 31.5%. Other frequent roots include Irish (14.9%), Scottish (12.6%), and German (9.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 14% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian and national averages but higher than most similar areas. This has barely changed since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 6.8%.
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222103/wonga-park-south/topic/ancestry-heritage