17.3% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Wilson · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Wilson
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mount Wilson compared to the rest of the country, with only 17.3% of residents arriving from abroad. This small community is predominantly of British and Irish descent, which makes up the vast majority of the local ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, followed by Australian at 25.9% and Irish at 18.5%. Scottish roots are also present for 9.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 17.3%, the share of people born overseas is higher than in most similar areas, though it is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born here, with 61.7% born in Australia and 3.7% born in England.
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 Mount Wilson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12815/mount-wilson/topic/ancestry-heritage