6.6% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wingham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wingham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 6.6% of people in Wingham were born overseas, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This reflects a community with very deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian and English, each accounting for 45.7% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 10.2% and 9.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (86.4%), followed by England at 2.2%.
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 Wingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051171/wingham/topic/ancestry-heritage