15.4% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wongamine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wongamine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in heritage and birthplace has seen Wongamine become more diverse over the last decade. Most people here trace their roots back to English and Australian ancestors, but the share of residents born overseas has grown to 15.4%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 56.4% and 35.9% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish heritage are also present, accounting for 12.8% and 7.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 71.8% of people were born in Australia, 15.4% were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure remains far below the national average of 27.7% and the state figure of 32.2%, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.7%.
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 Wongamine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51631/wongamine/topic/ancestry-heritage