14.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wigley Flat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wigley Flat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of residents were born overseas in Wigley Flat compared to the national figure. While 14.6% of people here were born outside Australia, this is far below the Australian average of 27.7%. Most people in this area trace their roots back to English, Australian, and German ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39%, followed by Australian at 22% and German at 19.5%. Scottish and Italian roots also make up a significant part of the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 14.6% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the South Australian figure of 24.1%. The vast majority of residents, 87.8%, were 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 Wigley Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41592/wigley-flat/topic/ancestry-heritage