14.0% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyong · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wyong than in the rest of the state, with only 14.0% of residents born abroad. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people here claim Australian (41.5%) or English (41.2%) ancestry. Other common roots include Irish (10.3%), Scottish (9.5%), and German (3.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 14.0% of the population was born outside Australia, which is much lower than most other areas. While 80.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (3.4%), New Zealand (1.6%), and the Philippines (0.9%).
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 Wyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10093/wyong/topic/ancestry-heritage