21.7% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walpole · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walpole
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Walpole claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. This heritage is a key part of the local identity, with a large majority of residents tracing their roots back to the United Kingdom and Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 52.9%, followed by Australian at 37.3% and Scottish at 10.5%. Others include Irish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (72.7%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 7.5%.
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 Walpole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51510/walpole/topic/ancestry-heritage