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Wyan · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyan

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Ancestry and birthplace patterns in Wyan have remained very stable over the last decade. This is a predominantly Australian-born community where over half the residents claim English ancestry.

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Where Wyan sits — People born overseas

8.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyan — lower than 62% of areas.

Wyan8.8%
2469, NSW 11.1%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English heritage is the most common, held by 58.8% of residents, followed by Irish (29.4%) and Scottish (26.5%) roots.

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In Wyan, the largest group is English at 43%, followed by Irish (21%) and Scottish (19%).

English 58.8% Irish 29.4% Scottish 26.5% Australian 23.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 8.8% of people here were born overseas, a figure that is far below the New South Wales rate of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.4%), with England the most common overseas birthplace at 8.8%.

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8.8% —

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wyan, Australia is the majority at 90%; England is next at 10%.

Australia 82.4% England 8.8%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14450/wyan/topic/ancestry-heritage