7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyuna East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyuna East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wyuna East than in the rest of the state, with only 7.5% of the population arriving from another country. This is a stark contrast to Victoria, where the figure is 30.0%. The area is mostly made up of people with English and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is most common at 44.3%, followed by Australian at 32.1%. German, Irish and Filipino roots each make up a smaller portion of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from those born in Australia, the Philippines is the most common birthplace at 2.8%.
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 Wyuna East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22885/wyuna-east/topic/ancestry-heritage