7.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wisemans Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wisemans Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and colonial roots defines the identity of Wisemans Creek, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. The area is very traditional in its makeup, with a tiny fraction of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 43.1%, followed by Australian at 33.9%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also common, making up 15.6% and 12.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.3% 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 residents were born in Australia (81.7%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.7%.
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 Wisemans Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14361/wisemans-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage