39.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Crows Nest - Waverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Crows Nest - Waverton, where 32.9% of people claim this background. This area is very diverse, with nearly 40% of residents born overseas, a figure that is far above the national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish backgrounds are the most common, while 12.1% of people identify as Chinese and 10% as Scottish.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 39.9% of people were born overseas, which is far above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This proportion has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, with England, China, New Zealand, and India being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
39.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Crows Nest - Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041414/crows-nest-waverton/topic/ancestry-heritage