16.3% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in Wyong rise to 16.3% since 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian and English in its roots, this slow increase marks a gradual shift in the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in Wyong identify as Australian (39.6%) or English (39.4%), followed by Irish (9.6%) and Scottish (8.7%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.3% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below both the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and China.
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021057/wyong/topic/ancestry-heritage