30.2% ▼ -34.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wangara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wangara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher shares of overseas-born residents live in Wangara than in most similar areas. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are common, but there is also a strong Italian and Scottish presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 34.9% and 32.6%, followed by Italian at 23.3% and Scottish at 20.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.2% of people were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7% and a little below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.4%) or New Zealand (9.3%).
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 Wangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51523/wangara/topic/ancestry-heritage