19.0% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wheatsheaf · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wheatsheaf
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Wheatsheaf were born overseas than in most similar areas, though this is still far below the state and national figures. This small community is shaped by deep roots in the British Isles, with nearly half of the residents claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.2%, followed by Australian at 34.1% and Irish at 17.9%. Scottish and German heritage are also represented in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than in similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 27.7%. Most of these people came from England (6.0%) and New Zealand (3.2%).
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 Wheatsheaf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22765/wheatsheaf/topic/ancestry-heritage