30.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waikiki · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waikiki
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of the people in Waikiki were born in another country, creating a diverse mix of backgrounds. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, while a significant portion of the population hails from overseas, slightly above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.9%, followed by Australian at 33.7%, Scottish at 10.2%, and Irish at 9.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.4% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the Western Australian figure, it is a little above the Australian average; the most common birthplaces outside Australia are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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 Waikiki [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51502/waikiki/topic/ancestry-heritage