7.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waverley - St Leonards · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waverley - St Leonards
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Waverley - St Leonards than in the rest of the country, with only 7% of the population born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in origin than most other Australian regions. Most residents here trace their roots back to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for around 47% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also represented in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and far below the national average of 27.7%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, with 88.4% of people 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 Waverley - St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011050/waverley-st-leonards/topic/ancestry-heritage