12.5% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagga Wagga - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagga Wagga - West
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 - West than in most similar areas. While the number of overseas-born residents rose to 12.5% since 2011, the area remains dominated by those with English, Australian, and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (38.7%) and Australian (37.7%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish at 13.9% and Scottish at 10.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people here were born in Australia (80.2%), though India is the most common overseas birthplace at 1.7%.
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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031270/wagga-wagga-west/topic/ancestry-heritage