71.1% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 70.3%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wolli Creek · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wolli Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Wolli Creek, where 35.5% of people claim this heritage. This is a highly international area where the vast majority of residents were born overseas, creating a diverse community that differs sharply from the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most prominent group at 35.5%, followed by English at 9.2% and Australian at 6.6%. Other common ancestries include Filipino and Indian, both around 3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 71.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. While only 23.1% were born in Australia, 20.2% were born in China, with other significant groups coming from the Philippines, India and Vietnam.
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 Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14371/wolli-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage