19.5% —
Higher than 81% of urban area areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wollongong · Urban Area
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wollongong
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Wollongong, where 37% of people claim these roots. The area has a strong British and Irish foundation, though it is less diverse in its birthplace than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 37% and 35.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 10.1% and 9.8% respectively, with Italian ancestry at 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost one in five people in Wollongong were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, at 19.5%, this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (76.3%), followed by England (3.9%).
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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/ancestry-heritage