17.2% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wellington East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wellington East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Wellington East than in most similar areas. This local mix is dominated by English and Australian roots, with nearly half of residents claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 49.1%, followed by Australian at 39.9% and German at 13.4%. Scottish and Irish roots are also present at 10% and 4.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.2% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and far below the national rate of 27.7%, with 77.3% born in Australia and 12.7% in England.
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 Wellington East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41562/wellington-east/topic/ancestry-heritage