9.4% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wallaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallaroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far smaller proportion of people were born overseas in Wallaroo compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.4% of the population was born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community with deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born locally.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.5% and 44.7% of the population respectively. Scottish, German and Irish backgrounds also make up a significant portion of the local identity.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 82.8% of people born in Australia, the 9.4% overseas-born population is far below the South Australian average of 24.1%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, and the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand and South Africa.
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041126/wallaroo/topic/ancestry-heritage