8.2% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wherrol Flat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wherrol Flat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 8.2% of people in Wherrol Flat were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This small percentage of overseas-born residents means the area is dominated by people born in Australia and those with deep roots in the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the residents claim English ancestry, followed closely by Australian at 40.7%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, accounting for 17% and 8.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of the community was born in Australia, which is far below the New South Wales and national rates for overseas birth. New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace, though it accounts for only 2.4% 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 Wherrol Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14288/wherrol-flat/topic/ancestry-heritage