6.2% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wentworth · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wentworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.2% of people in Wentworth were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the region stand out for its very high proportion of Australian-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people claim Australian (39.1%) or English (36.8%) ancestry, followed by Scottish at 9.5% and Irish at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly 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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18200/wentworth/topic/ancestry-heritage