17.8% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wright · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wright
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A slightly larger share of people were born overseas in Wright in 2021 than in 2011. This area remains predominantly Australian-born, with the vast majority of residents tracing their roots back to English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 42.4%, followed by Australian at 38.2%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also prominent, making up 10.5%, 10.3%, and 8.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.8% of people were born overseas, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This proportion rose slightly from 17.0% in 2011, with most residents born in Australia (76.7%), followed by New Zealand and England.
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 Wright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED330/wright/topic/ancestry-heritage