3.4% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Weethalle · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Weethalle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Weethalle, where the local population has remained overwhelmingly Australian-born. This is reflected in the ancestry data, with nearly 45% of residents claiming Australian roots. The area remains far less diverse than the state or national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 44.8%, followed by English at 32.8%. German, Irish, and Scottish ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.4% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. About 75.7% of the population was 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 Weethalle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14232/weethalle/topic/ancestry-heritage