8.0% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wauchope · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wauchope
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Wauchope compared to the rest of the state. Only 8% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade. This creates a community with very deep local roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here identify as Australian (46.7%) or English (44.8%). Other common ancestral roots include Irish at 10.6% and Scottish at 10%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 86.7% of residents born in Australia, the share of overseas-born people is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Of those born abroad, England is the most common 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 Wauchope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041166/wauchope/topic/ancestry-heritage