21.5% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Port Wakefield · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Port Wakefield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Filipino presence shapes the cultural mix in Port Wakefield, where over 10% of residents were born in the Philippines. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, this international influence is much higher here than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 41.5% and 36.6% of the population. Filipino ancestry is also prominent at 11.6%, followed by Scottish at 9.8% and Irish at 6.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas, though this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. The Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.4%.
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 Port Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41215/port-wakefield/topic/ancestry-heritage