17.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wadalba · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wadalba
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Wadalba than in most similar areas, though the figure remains far below the state and national levels. About 17.6% of residents were born outside Australia, with the majority of the community identifying as Australian or English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common here, at 39.4% and 38.7% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also notable, each representing 8.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.6% of people were born overseas, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.5%), followed by England (3.1%) and New Zealand (2.0%).
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 Wadalba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14098/wadalba/topic/ancestry-heritage