4.3% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wingen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wingen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes the identity of Wingen, where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. The town is very traditional in its roots, with the vast majority of residents born right here in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48%, followed closely by Australian at 50.5%. Other significant roots include Irish (10.1%) and Scottish (8.3%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (84.8%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 1.4%.
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 Wingen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14349/wingen/topic/ancestry-heritage