26.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Widden · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Widden
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a quarter of people in Widden were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This reflects a diverse mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries reported.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 39.1%, followed by Australian at 29.9% and Irish at 20.7%. German and Scottish backgrounds also feature, making up 6.9% and 4.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is a little below the state and national totals. While 62.1% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England and South Africa, each at 3.4%.
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 Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/ancestry-heritage