22.3% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wanniassa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wanniassa
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root for people in Wanniassa, where 36.4% of residents claim this background. This is a predominantly Australian-born area, though the proportion of people born overseas has grown slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 35%, followed by Irish (13.4%) and Scottish (11.6%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.3% of people were born overseas, which is well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia. While this is around the middle for similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
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 Wanniassa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071090/wanniassa/topic/ancestry-heritage