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Wagga Wagga · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wagga Wagga

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

English ancestry is the most common background for the 39.5% of people in Wagga Wagga who claim it. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a much lower share of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.

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Where Wagga Wagga sits — People born overseas

11.9% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wagga Wagga — higher than 57% of areas.

Wagga Wagga11.9%
2650, NSW 11.6%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Almost 40% of residents identify as English or Australian, followed by Irish (13.4%), Scottish (10.5%), and German (5.0%).

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 11.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% figure for New South Wales. While 82.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (1.3%) and England (1.2%).

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/ucl/UCL112019/wagga-wagga/topic/ancestry-heritage