28.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wannanup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wannanup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Wannanup than in most similar areas. While 28.1% of people were born abroad, the community remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 50.4%, followed by Australian at 34.2%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, accounting for 12% and 11% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The overseas-born population is much higher than in most similar areas, though it sits well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Excluding those born in Australia, the most common birthplaces are England at 12% and New Zealand at 3.2%.
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 Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51525/wannanup/topic/ancestry-heritage