7.1% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wauchope · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wauchope
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian and English ancestries make up the vast majority of the local identity in Wauchope. These two groups account for nearly 90% of the population, reflecting a community with very deep ties to these roots. The area is far less diverse than the rest of the state or the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 45.9% and 43.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also present, making up 10.7% and 9.2% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.1% of people in Wauchope were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This is also far below the national average of 27.7%, with 86% of residents born in Australia.
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 Wauchope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14214/wauchope/topic/ancestry-heritage