16.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wambrook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wambrook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 71% of people in Wambrook were born in Australia, though the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places. British heritage is common here, with English and Australian being the most frequent ancestries. These figures show a community with strong ties to the UK and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 39.6%, followed by English at 25.0%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries each make up 6.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales and national figures. England is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 12.5% of the population.
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 Wambrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14143/wambrook/topic/ancestry-heritage