14.7% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wallsend - Elermore Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallsend - Elermore Vale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Wallsend - Elermore Vale is shaped by a population with very deep roots in Australia. The area has a small proportion of overseas-born residents, with 81.3% of people born in Australia and a strong ancestral link to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English (39.5%) or Australian (38.7%) ancestry, while Scottish and Irish roots are also common at 11.3% and 10.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This proportion has risen slightly by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces outside Australia being England, India, 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 Wallsend - Elermore Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031233/wallsend-elermore-vale/topic/ancestry-heritage