64.6% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waitara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waitara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Waitara were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas in the region. This international character is seen in the community's roots, with Chinese and Indian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most frequent at 25.5%, followed by Indian at 17.0% and English at 12.3%. Other common ancestries include Australian at 10.3% and Filipino at 4.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 64.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national figure. This trend is reflected in the birthplaces, where India (16.2%) and China (14.7%) are the most common origins outside Australia.
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 Waitara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14104/waitara/topic/ancestry-heritage