16.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wilkesdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wilkesdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Wilkesdale claim English ancestry, making it a dominant heritage in the area. The community is primarily Australian-born, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.5%, followed by Australian at 28.7% and Irish at 11.9%. Scottish and German heritages each account for 5.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16.8% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the 27.7% national figure. Most people were born in Australia (72.3%), with England (10.9%) and New Zealand (5.9%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Wilkesdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33076/wilkesdale/topic/ancestry-heritage