40.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wanneroo · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wanneroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents now live in Wanneroo, where 40.8% of people were born in another country. This represents a significant increase since 2011 and places the area far above the national average for overseas birthplaces.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.7%, followed by Australian at 26.3%. Scottish and Irish ancestries both account for 8.5% of the population, while Italian is 4.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 40.8% born overseas, Wanneroo's figure is well above Western Australia's 32.2% and far above the Australian average of 27.7%. While 55.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (12.5%), New Zealand (3.4%), and South Africa (3.2%).
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 Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58760/wanneroo/topic/ancestry-heritage