13.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonga Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonga Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong ties to British and Irish roots shape the identity of Wonga Beach, where English and Australian ancestries are the most common. The community is predominantly born in Australia, which makes it much less diverse in birthplaces than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 38.3%, followed by Australian at 34.0%. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, accounting for 11.1% and 9.5% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Queensland average and far below the national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (75.8%), with England and New Zealand as 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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33122/wonga-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage