15.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonnerup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonnerup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Wonnerup compared to the state and national figures. While 15.8% of residents were born outside Australia, this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people here identify with English or Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48%, followed by Australian at 35.7% and Irish at 11.2%. Scottish and Italian roots also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Three quarters of the population were born in Australia. For those born overseas, England is the most common origin at 6.1%, followed by New Zealand at 4.1%.
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 Wonnerup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51634/wonnerup/topic/ancestry-heritage