13.1% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wasleys · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wasleys
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Recent census data shows that ancestry patterns in Wasleys have remained steady, with English and Australian roots dominating. This is a largely home-grown area where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.3% and 45.2% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include German at 8.4% and Scottish at 8.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people in Wasleys were born overseas, which is far below the 24.1% seen across South Australia and the 27.7% national figure. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, followed by England at 6.9%.
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 Wasleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41542/wasleys/topic/ancestry-heritage