10.0% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagga Wagga - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagga Wagga - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wagga Wagga - East than in most similar areas. Only 10% of the population was born abroad, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents identify as having Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 41.7% and 41.0%, followed by Irish at 13.8% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 1.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10%. This remains far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%, with 86% of the population born in Australia.
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 Wagga Wagga - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031267/wagga-wagga-east/topic/ancestry-heritage