7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wilgena · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wilgena
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wilgena than in the rest of the state or country. This sparsely populated area is predominantly Australian-born, with a small minority of residents arriving from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people identify as having Australian ancestry (52.5%), followed by English (40%) and Scottish (25%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. About 82.5% of the population was 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 Wilgena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41596/wilgena/topic/ancestry-heritage