12.1% ▲ +104.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Way Way · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Way Way
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 12.1% of people in Way Way were born overseas, which is far below the state and national figures. Most residents have local roots, with a strong presence of English and Australian ancestry in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.4%, followed by Australian at 35.5%. Other common backgrounds include Irish and Scottish, both at 14.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure by 17 points. Most residents were born in Australia (80%), while the next most common birthplaces are England at 2.6% and New Zealand at 1.1%.
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 Way Way [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14220/way-way/topic/ancestry-heritage