10.7% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wollongbar · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wollongbar
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 Wollongbar, where 45.7% of people claim these roots. The area is overwhelmingly Australian-born and has a heritage profile that mirrors many traditional regional towns.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, followed by Irish (13.2%) and Scottish (12.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.7% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average of 27.7% and has barely changed 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 Wollongbar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115162/wollongbar/topic/ancestry-heritage