12.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wongan-Ballidu · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wongan-Ballidu
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A mid-range share of residents were born overseas in Wongan-Ballidu, placing it around the middle for similar areas. The community is heavily rooted in British heritage, with 85% of people claiming Australian, English, Scottish, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, each making up about 43% of the population. Scottish (11.3%) and Irish (8.6%) roots are also prominent here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). This proportion has risen slightly by 2.3 points since 2011, with most overseas-born residents coming from England 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 Wongan-Ballidu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59310/wongan-ballidu/topic/ancestry-heritage