7.4% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wallerawang · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wallerawang
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 Wallerawang, where 45.1% of people claim these roots. This local identity is strongly tied to Australian and British origins, making it a place with very few overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 43.8% and 45.1% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish (11.9%) and Irish (10.6%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.4% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this remains much lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 2.6 points since 2011.
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 Wallerawang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115151/wallerawang/topic/ancestry-heritage