14.1% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wandillup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wandillup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
British roots dominate daily life in Wandillup, where a huge majority of residents trace their family history back to the UK and Ireland. While most people here were born in Australia, there is a notable presence of overseas-born residents compared to similar small areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 42.2% and 34.4% of the population. Irish and Scottish heritage also feature strongly, accounting for 15.6% and 14.1% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.1% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%), with 71.9% of residents 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 Wandillup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51520/wandillup/topic/ancestry-heritage