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Ancestry & Birthplace in Wangan

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

Only 6.4% of people in Wangan were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This means the vast majority of the community was born in Australia, though many residents still claim strong European roots.

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📍 Wangan, Suburb / Locality

Where Wangan sits — People born overseas

6.4% ▼ -36.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wangan — lower than 74% of areas.

Wangan6.4%
4871, QLD 9.3%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 34.6% and 32.7%, followed by Italian at 15.4% and Irish at 9.8%.

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Wangan splits fairly evenly between Australian (32%) and English (31%), with Italian at 14%.

Australian 34.6% English 32.7% Italian 15.4% Irish 9.8% Scottish 8.0% German 3.4% Dutch 1.5% Greek 0.8% Indian 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

With 79.6% of the population born in Australia, the share of overseas-born residents is much lower than in most other areas. This is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%.

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6.4% ▼ -36.8%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

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

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In Wangan, Australia is the majority at 95%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 79.6% England 2.0% Italy 1.3% New Zealand 0.7% India 0.5%

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 Wangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32981/wangan/topic/ancestry-heritage