9.4% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wallaroo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallaroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wallaroo than in the rest of the state or country. Only 9.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is 15 percentage points lower than the South Australian figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, making up 45.5% and 45.0% of the population respectively. Scottish, German, and Irish roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 82.9% of people here were born in Australia. For those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 4.2%, followed by small numbers from New Zealand, Italy, and South Africa.
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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41518/wallaroo/topic/ancestry-heritage