15.4% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wamberal · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wamberal
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Wamberal, where 44.9% of residents claim this heritage. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, with a high proportion of people identifying as Australian or from the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, followed by Irish at 13.1% and Scottish at 11.6%. German ancestry accounts for 3.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 15.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (81.3%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 5.1%.
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 Wamberal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14140/wamberal/topic/ancestry-heritage