35.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wanneroo · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wanneroo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Wanneroo compared to the rest of the country. Over a third of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.4%, followed by Australian at 30.0% and Irish at 10.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. While 60.0% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (12.9%) and New Zealand (3.8%).
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 Wanneroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51526/wanneroo/topic/ancestry-heritage