34.4% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warringah · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warringah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Warringah than in most similar areas, with 34.4% of the population coming from other countries. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the strong presence of English, Australian, Irish, and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.7%, followed by Australian at 28.5%, Irish at 13.5%, Scottish at 11.3% and Italian at 5.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 34.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%, this has fallen 6.9 percentage points since 2011. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England (8.8%), New Zealand (2.5%) and China (1.8%).
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 Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED143/warringah/topic/ancestry-heritage