13.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wallacia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallacia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Wallacia, claimed by 39.5% of residents. The area has a very high proportion of people born in Australia compared to the rest of the country. This creates a community with strong ties to traditional Anglo-Celtic roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (34.5%), Irish (9.2%), and Scottish (8.6%) ancestries are also common. Italian heritage is another notable group, making up 7.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the NSW rate of 29.3%. The vast majority were born in Australia (81.9%), with England (2.6%) and New Zealand (1.3%) being the most frequent overseas birthplaces.
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 Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14119/wallacia/topic/ancestry-heritage