20.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wentworth Falls · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wentworth Falls
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A higher proportion of people in Wentworth Falls now identify with their ancestral roots compared to previous years. While 74.5% of residents were born in Australia, the area has a strong connection to British and Irish heritage. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over 78% of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.1%, followed by Australian at 33.9%. Other notable groups include Irish at 17% and Scottish at 13.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.1% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 6.3%.
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 Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/ancestry-heritage