13.4% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wongan Hills · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wongan Hills
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wongan Hills compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.4% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This creates a community with very strong ties to traditional Australian and British roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 43.5% and English at 42.9%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots also make up a smaller part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 77.8% of people were born in Australia, those born overseas most commonly come from England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Africa. The overall percentage of overseas-born residents is far below 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 Wongan Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51632/wongan-hills/topic/ancestry-heritage