13.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wycarbah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wycarbah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Wycarbah by the 2021 census than in previous years. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, there is a growing mix of backgrounds, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 55.6%, followed by Australian at 47.2%, German at 16.7%, and Irish at 13.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.9% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (94.4%).
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 Wycarbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33185/wycarbah/topic/ancestry-heritage