4.4% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Whitton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Whitton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Daily life in Whitton is shaped by a very strong tie to traditional roots, with a tiny fraction of the population born outside Australia. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, reflecting a community with deep ancestral links to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 44.6% and 32.9% of residents respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots also make up a significant part of the local heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia, with small numbers of residents arriving from Italy and the Philippines.
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 Whitton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14297/whitton/topic/ancestry-heritage