20.2% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waitui · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waitui
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About 20.2% of people in Waitui were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While many residents identify as English or Australian, the area has a global mix of origins that stands out locally despite being well below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, making up 44.9% and 40.4% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Italian heritage also feature in the community's roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most people were born in Australia (77.5%), with England (7.9%) and New Zealand (4.5%) being the next most common birthplaces. The own 20.2% overseas-born rate is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Waitui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14105/waitui/topic/ancestry-heritage