24.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wungong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wungong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly a quarter of people in Wungong were born overseas, making it a much more diverse place than most similar areas. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, where English and Australian roots are the most common, followed by a significant Dutch presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are most common at 41.6% and 36.8%, while 15.1% of residents identify as Dutch. Scottish and Irish backgrounds also feature, at 10.0% and 4.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.1% of the population was born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most residents were born in Australia (70.8%), followed by England at 9.7%.
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 Wungong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51652/wungong/topic/ancestry-heritage