4.2% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Womalilla · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 4.2% of people in Womalilla were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplaces than most other Australian regions. The local population is predominantly Australian-born, with deep roots in English and Australian ancestry.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.8%, followed by Australian at 38.9%. German, Scottish, and Irish ancestries also feature prominently in the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 83.3% of residents born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born people is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national rate of 27.7%.
4.2% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Womalilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33113/womalilla/topic/ancestry-heritage