21.0% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wollongong · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wollongong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The overseas-born population in Wollongong has barely changed since 2011, holding steady at around 21%. This makes the area less diverse in its birthplaces than the state and national figures, though it remains much higher than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 35.8% and 34.7% of residents respectively. Irish (10.3%), Scottish (9.8%) and Italian (6.1%) ancestries also make up significant parts of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). While most residents were born in Australia (74.9%), the most common overseas birthplaces are England, Italy, India and New Zealand.
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18450/wollongong/topic/ancestry-heritage