11.9% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wagga Wagga · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagga Wagga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of Australian and English roots shapes the daily life of Wagga Wagga. Most people here identify with these heritages, while the share of residents born overseas has dropped significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, each accounting for about 39% of the population. Irish (13.2%) and Scottish (10.5%) roots also feature strongly in the local community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when 20.5% of the population had come from abroad.
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1035/wagga-wagga/topic/ancestry-heritage