5.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wimbledon · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wimbledon
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Deeply rooted European origins shape daily life in Wimbledon, where almost half of the residents claim English ancestry. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, creating a community with very few overseas arrivals compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 43.2%, followed by Australian at 38.6%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 19.3% and 14.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. This means 90.9% of the population were born in Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 4.5%.
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 Wimbledon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14330/wimbledon/topic/ancestry-heritage