5.2% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
North Wagga Wagga · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in North Wagga Wagga claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is overwhelmingly born in Australia, with very few residents having moved here from overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides those of Australian descent, the most common ancestries are English at 37.8%, and Irish and Scottish both at 12.8%. German heritage is also present for 5.0% of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.2% of residents were born overseas, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority, 85.9%, were born in Australia.
5.2% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in North Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13024/north-wagga-wagga/topic/ancestry-heritage