24.0% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
High Wycombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in High Wycombe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of overseas-born residents have moved to High Wycombe, where the proportion of people born abroad rose to 24% in 2021. This is a well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents claim English or Australian ancestry, reflecting a strong British and colonial heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 43.9%, followed by Australian at 37%, while Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots are also seen in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 71.4% of people were born in Australia, the share of overseas-born residents rose 1.3 percentage points since 2011. At 24%, this is well below Western Australia's 32.2%, with England and New Zealand being the most common birthplaces outside 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 High Wycombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506051139/high-wycombe/topic/ancestry-heritage