24.0% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wynnum West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wynnum West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Wynnum West than in most similar areas. While nearly a quarter of the population was born abroad, English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots for residents here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 41.0% and 34.2% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 12.2% and 10.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.0% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure. However, this is well below the national average, with 71.7% of residents born in Australia.
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 Wynnum West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33189/wynnum-west/topic/ancestry-heritage