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Wool Bay · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wool Bay

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

More people were born overseas in Wool Bay than in most similar areas, though the community remains predominantly Australian-born. Roughly 14% of residents arrived from another country, with English and Australian being the most common ancestral backgrounds.

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📍 Wool Bay, Suburb / Locality

Where Wool Bay sits — People born overseas

13.6% ▲ +69.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wool Bay — higher than 60% of areas.

Wool Bay13.6%
5575, SA 8.8%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most frequent at 40.3%, followed by Australian at 36.4% and German at 14.3%.

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Wool Bay splits fairly evenly between English (36%) and Australian (33%), with German at 13%.

English 40.3% Australian 36.4% German 14.3% Scottish 11.7% Irish 7.1% Dutch 1.9%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 13.6% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, but far below the state figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%.

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13.6% ▲ +69.2%

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wool Bay, Australia is the majority at 91%; England is next at 9%.

Australia 74.7% England 7.1%

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 Wool Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41649/wool-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage