16.1% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagin · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher share of residents were born overseas in Wagin than in most similar areas. While 16.1% of the population grew up outside Australia, the community remains strongly tied to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 45.8% and 41.3% of the people here. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish (8.8%), Irish (8.6%), and German (3.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%, with most residents born in Australia (72.7%) or England (5.5%).
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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58610/wagin/topic/ancestry-heritage