17.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Werai · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Werai
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much lower share of residents were born overseas in Werai compared to the rest of the country. While 17.3% of people here were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people in the area identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.1%, followed by Australian at 33.7% and Irish at 25.5%. Scottish (14.3%) and Dutch (3.1%) roots are also represented.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people, 81.6%, were born in Australia. Among those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 9.2%, while there were no residents born in India, China or New Zealand.
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 Werai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14246/werai/topic/ancestry-heritage