12.8% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 12.8% of people in Wagin were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This highlights a community with very deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 47% and 41.8% of the population respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents has barely changed since 2011, remaining far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (75.8%), followed by England and New Zealand.
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 Wagin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031250/wagin/topic/ancestry-heritage