33.9% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Werrington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Werrington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people born overseas now live in Werrington, with 33.9% of the population born abroad. This is well above the national figure of 27.7% and reflects a community with a broad mix of cultural backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 27.3% and English at 24.0%, followed by Indian, Irish, and Filipino backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one third of residents were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. India is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 5.7% of the population.
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 Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14252/werrington/topic/ancestry-heritage