7.0% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wentworth · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wentworth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strongly rooted local origins define the community in Wentworth, where over three-quarters of the population were born in Australia. This creates a distinct profile compared to the rest of the country, with a heavy focus on traditional Australian and British ancestral ties.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is dominated by Australian and English roots, which both account for about 36% of the population. Scottish and Irish heritage are also common, with each making up around 9% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.3%), with small numbers arriving from New Zealand and England.
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 Wentworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14242/wentworth/topic/ancestry-heritage