23.0% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wattleup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wattleup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Wattleup, claimed by 43.1% of residents. The area is predominantly Australian-born, though it maintains a diverse mix of European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 43.1% and 30.2% of the population respectively. Italian, Irish, and Scottish heritage also feature strongly in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.0% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51550/wattleup/topic/ancestry-heritage