12.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Welby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Welby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Welby, where nearly half of residents claim this background. The community has a very strong connection to its roots, with the vast majority of people born in Australia and a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most prominent at 46.6%, followed by Australian at 39.4%, Scottish at 11.9% and Irish at 10.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.7%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 4.8%.
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 Welby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14236/welby/topic/ancestry-heritage