41.7% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wollstonecraft · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wollstonecraft
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than four in ten people in Wollstonecraft were born overseas, placing this suburb among the highest for overseas birthplaces in the region. This international mix is reflected in a diverse range of ancestries, with English, Australian, Chinese, and Irish roots all making up a significant part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 32.4%, followed by Australian (23.7%), Chinese (13.3%), Irish (13.2%), and Scottish (9.5%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 41.7% of residents born overseas is far above the national figure of 27.7% and the state average of 29.3%. While 56.4% were born in Australia, others most commonly come from England, China, India 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 Wollstonecraft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14377/wollstonecraft/topic/ancestry-heritage