11.1% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wollondilly · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wollondilly
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wollondilly than in the rest of the state. Only 11.1% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a huge gap compared to the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This reflects a community with very deep roots in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 43.5% and 39.5% of the population. Other significant ancestries include Irish at 10.3% and Scottish at 9.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell slightly to 11.1% from 12.4% in 2011. This is far below the national figure of 27.7%, with 84.2% of the population born in Australia.
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 Wollondilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18400/wollondilly/topic/ancestry-heritage