10.4% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wolumla · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wolumla
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots remain the dominant story in Wolumla, where nearly half the population identifies as Australian by ancestry. This local profile is shaped by a strong connection to British and Irish heritage, with very few residents born outside of Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 48.0% and 42.9% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, accounting for 14.0% and 11.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.4% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% figure for New South Wales. Australia is the birthplace for 82.5% of residents, followed by England at 3.9% and New Zealand at 2.0%.
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 Wolumla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14380/wolumla/topic/ancestry-heritage