13.3% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wang Wauk · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wang Wauk
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wang Wauk compared to the rest of the state, with only 13.3% born abroad. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 46.9% and 42.9% of the population. Scottish (24.5%) and Irish (10.2%) roots are also prominent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 87.8% were born in Australia, England (6.1%) and New Zealand (4.1%) are the most common birthplaces for those from abroad.
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 Wang Wauk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14150/wang-wauk/topic/ancestry-heritage