12.6% ▲ +292.8%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wurdong Heights · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wurdong Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Wurdong Heights, where 82.5% of residents were born in Australia. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, there has been a notable shift towards more global origins in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 46.8% and 43.6% of the population respectively, followed by smaller groups of German, Irish and Scottish descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births rose 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.6%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national average of 27.7%.
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 Wurdong Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322136/wurdong-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage