27.9% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wanguri · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wanguri
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of the people in Wanguri were born overseas, creating a diverse community where nearly 28% of residents have roots outside Australia. This mix of backgrounds is seen in the local ancestry, with Australian and English being the most common, followed by Irish, Scottish, and Greek heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
About 26% of residents claim Australian ancestry and 24% claim English ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 9.7%, Scottish at 8.2%, and Greek at 7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 27.9% of people born overseas, Wanguri's overseas-born population is well above the Northern Territory figure of 21.8% and about the same as the national average. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are the Philippines, India, England, and New Zealand.
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 Wanguri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70280/wanguri/topic/ancestry-heritage