32.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wakehurst · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wakehurst
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A well-above average share of people were born overseas in Wakehurst, with 32.3% of residents arriving from another country. This represents a diverse population that has grown since 2011, reflecting a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than both the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36.4%, followed by Australian at 29.9% and Irish at 11.0%. Scottish and Italian backgrounds also feature prominently among the local population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 32.3% of residents were born outside Australia, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and well above the national figure. This has risen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with the most common birthplaces being Australia, England, and China.
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 Wakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10088/wakehurst/topic/ancestry-heritage