7.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Wolumla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Wolumla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in South Wolumla compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.2% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a community with very strong ties to domestic and traditional British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 55.6% and English at 36.7%. Other common backgrounds include Irish, Scottish, and German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 86.7% of people were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.4%. This low overseas-born population is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%.
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 South Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13618/south-wolumla/topic/ancestry-heritage