16.0% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waratah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waratah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Waratah than in most similar areas, though the own-country birth rate remains very high. About 16% of residents were born outside Australia, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds in the suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 36.5% and 34.7% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Irish (13.1%), Scottish (10.4%), and German (3.9%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the New South Wales (29.3%) and national (27.7%) figures. Most residents were born in Australia (76.9%), followed by England, New Zealand, Nepal, and the Philippines.
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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14159/waratah/topic/ancestry-heritage