10.4% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wirlinga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wirlinga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady trend of local roots defines Wirlinga, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. This community is much less diverse in birthplaces than the state or national average, with nearly half of residents claiming Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries, making up 46.3% and 41.8% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, German, and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and the 27.7% national average. Most residents were born in Australia (84.1%), followed by small numbers from India, South Africa, England, and New Zealand.
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 Wirlinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14355/wirlinga/topic/ancestry-heritage