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Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagait Beach

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A shift in the local mix has occurred since 2011, with Wagait Beach now seeing 17.8% of its people born overseas. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents remains well below the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.

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Where Wagait Beach sits — People born overseas

17.8% ▲ +2.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wagait Beach — higher than 73% of areas.

Wagait Beach17.8%
0822, NT 5.3%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestral backgrounds are Australian at 38.9% and English at 38.4%. Other notable ancestries include Irish at 15.4% and Scottish at 13.5%.

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Wagait Beach splits fairly evenly between Australian (34%) and English (33%), with Irish at 13%.

Australian 38.9% English 38.4% Irish 15.4% Scottish 13.5% German 4.7% Chinese 1.9% Italian 1.2% Dutch 1.2% Filipino 0.7%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Most people here were born in Australia (71.1%), with England (5.2%) and New Zealand (4.7%) being the next most common birthplaces. The overall share of overseas-born residents is 9.9 percentage points lower than the national figure.

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17.8% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wagait Beach, Australia is the majority at 86%; England is next at 6%.

Australia 71.1% England 5.2% New Zealand 4.7% Philippines 1.2% Italy 0.7%

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 Wagait Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70276/wagait-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage