13.6% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walligan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walligan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in Walligan. While 13.6% of the population was born overseas, this is much lower than the national figure, meaning most residents have deep local or ancestral ties to the UK and Ireland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian roots are the most frequent, making up 44.3% and 39.4% of the population. Other common ancestries include Irish at 9.4% and Scottish at 8.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A higher share of people were born overseas compared to most similar areas, though at 13.6% this is far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (78.7%), followed by New Zealand, England, and the Philippines.
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 Walligan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32967/walligan/topic/ancestry-heritage