13.1% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 13.1% of people in Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other Australian regions. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.7%, followed by Australian at 37.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 15.3% and 13.6% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, though it rose slightly from 11.5% in 2011. Most people here were born in Australia, accounting for 83.4% of the population.
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 Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031235/wickham-carrington-tighes-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage