13.3% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonthella · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonthella
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small number of new overseas arrivals have shifted the makeup of Wonthella since 2011. Most residents here share a strong connection to British and Irish roots. While 13.3% of people were born overseas, the vast majority of the community was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each making up about 38% to 40% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, with around 9% of people claiming each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the Western Australian rate of 32.2%. The most common overseas birthplaces are 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 Wonthella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51635/wonthella/topic/ancestry-heritage