6.8% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagga Wagga Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagga Wagga Surrounds
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 6.8% of people in Wagga Wagga Surrounds were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This is a predominantly Australian-born area with very few recent arrivals from other countries. Most residents claim a blend of British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (43.2%) and English (39.9%) are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish at 13% and Scottish at 11.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this number rose 1.9 percentage points since 2011, 85.4% of the population were 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113031271/wagga-wagga-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage