4.1% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Werris Creek · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Werris Creek
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Werris Creek, shared by 44.3% of residents. This is a community with very few overseas-born residents, a trend that has become more pronounced over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is also very common at 38.7%, while Irish and Scottish heritage are held by 11.0% and 9.3% of people respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 4.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area among the lowest for overseas births.
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 Werris Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115157/werris-creek/topic/ancestry-heritage