10.3% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wakefield · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wakefield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Wakefield identify as Australian by ancestry. This heritage is a primary part of the local identity, and the area has a very low proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 46.0% and 43.8% of the population. Other notable backgrounds include German at 10.4%, Scottish at 9.2%, and Irish at 7.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This has barely changed since 2011. Most people were born in Australia (83.0%), followed by England (4.0%) and the Philippines (2.1%).
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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48130/wakefield/topic/ancestry-heritage