17.2% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willyung · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willyung
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Willyung claim Australian ancestry, which is the most common background in the area. While the local mix is largely rooted in British and European heritage, a small but notable portion of the population was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are almost equal here, at 47.2% and 46.9% respectively. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (13.5%), Dutch (7.6%) and Irish (6.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.2% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is far below the state figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Willyung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51616/willyung/topic/ancestry-heritage