9.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyee · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyee
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Wyee, claimed by 46% of residents. The area has a very strong connection to British and Irish roots, which makes up the vast majority of the local family history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is nearly as common as Australian at 44.2%, followed by Irish (10.1%) and Scottish (9.6%) backgrounds. German heritage is also present for 2.8% of the people here.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.9% of people in Wyee were born overseas, a figure far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, while the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines and South Africa.
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 Wyee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14456/wyee/topic/ancestry-heritage