37.4% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wembley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wembley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of residents in Wembley were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas at this level. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, but there is a strong international presence throughout the suburb.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.4%, followed by Australian at 28% and Irish at 12.3%. Other notable groups include Scottish and Chinese ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 37.4% of people born overseas is well above both the state figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 59.5% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand and China.
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 Wembley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51564/wembley/topic/ancestry-heritage