24.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wadeville · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher proportion of people in Wadeville were born overseas compared to most similar areas. While 24.9% of residents grew up outside Australia, this figure remains a little below the national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed by Irish at 24.3% and Australian at 22.6%. Scottish and German heritage are also present in about 21% and 10% of the population respectively.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia (65.5%), but England is the most frequent overseas birthplace at 6.8%. New Zealand and the Philippines each account for 4.5% of the community.
24.9% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Wadeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14100/wadeville/topic/ancestry-heritage