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Wallu · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallu

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Almost everyone living in Wallu was born in Australia, creating a community with very few overseas-born residents. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.

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Where Wallu sits — People born overseas

3.7% ▼ -60.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wallu — lower than 83% of areas.

Wallu3.7%
4570, QLD 11.6%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English (42.6%) and Australian (38.0%) are the most common ancestries. Other notable roots include Irish (13.0%), German (9.3%), and Scottish (6.5%).

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Wallu splits fairly evenly between English (39%) and Australian (35%), with Irish at 12%.

English 42.6% Australian 38.0% Irish 13.0% German 9.3% Scottish 6.5%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 3.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 68.5% were born in Australia, while 3.7% were born in England.

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3.7% ▼ -60.0%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wallu, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 5%.

Australia 68.5% England 3.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32969/wallu/topic/ancestry-heritage