13.2% ▼ -44.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wiluna · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wiluna
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wiluna compared to the rest of the state, with only 13.2% coming from abroad. This is a significant gap, as the figure is far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%. Most residents identify as having English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 22.1%, followed by Australian at 12.5%. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While 52.6% were born in Australia, those born abroad most commonly come from England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Wiluna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51618/wiluna/topic/ancestry-heritage