17.5% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagstaffe · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagstaffe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Wagstaffe, where 58.3% of residents claim this background. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a small but notable presence of people from England and the Philippines.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, at 58.3% and 35.8% respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common, accounting for 15.4% and 12.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.5% of people were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales and national figures. Most residents were born in Australia (81.3%), followed by England at 4.6%.
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 Wagstaffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14102/wagstaffe/topic/ancestry-heritage