33.3% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Warrawong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Warrawong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in three people in Warrawong were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This makes the area's population far more internationally diverse than most other parts of the country. A strong Italian presence is a key part of this local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 23.7% and English at 22.5%. Italian heritage is also prominent, making up 8.8% of the population, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.3% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that is well above the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. While 57.2% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from Italy (4.2%) and England (1.5%).
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 Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14185/warrawong/topic/ancestry-heritage