14.1% ▲ +59.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagga Wagga - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagga Wagga - North
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 - North than in the rest of the country, with only 14.1% coming from abroad. This area is dominated by people with Australian, English, Irish and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 40.7% and 37.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 11.3% and 11.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 5.2 percentage points since 2011, it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia, though India is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.9%.
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031268/wagga-wagga-north/topic/ancestry-heritage