9.5% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyongah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyongah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Wyongah compared to the state and national figures. While 86.3% of residents were born in Australia, the area's roots remain strongly tied to the British Isles.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.9% and 43.0% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 11.3% and 10.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of those born abroad came from England, New Zealand, China, or Italy.
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 Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/ancestry-heritage