7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wamban · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wamban
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wamban compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.5% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that sits far below both the state and national averages. Most people here claim Australian, English, Irish or Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by Australian and English roots, each claimed by 38.3% of the population. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, at 15.8% and 14.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much lower than most areas, sitting 22 points below the New South Wales figure. Around 74.2% of people in Wamban were born in Australia, with England the most common overseas birthplace at 3.3%.
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 Wamban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14138/wamban/topic/ancestry-heritage