36.4% ▲ +64.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wandi · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wandi
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in three people in Wandi were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a diverse population where nearly 36% of residents have roots outside Australia. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common backgrounds in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.9%, followed by Australian at 29.5%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish, Irish, and Italian, each making up between 6.5% and 8% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 36.4%, the proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 27.7% national average. While 60.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, India, and New Zealand.
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 Wandi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51519/wandi/topic/ancestry-heritage