9.2% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattle Range · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattle Range
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Wattle Range compared to the rest of the state or country. Only 9.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than most other Australian regions.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 44% and English at 42.6%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has barely changed since 2011, staying at around 9.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (83.1%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3%.
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 Wattle Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48340/wattle-range/topic/ancestry-heritage