8.0% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wardell · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wardell
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local heritage defines Wardell (L), where 85% of residents identify with Australian or English roots. This tradition is reflected in a population that is far more likely to be born in Australia than those in the rest of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 43.1% and English at 42.1%. Irish, Scottish, and German roots are also present, making up about 22% of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.0% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%. This proportion has fallen by 7.0 percentage points since 2011, with 84.1% of the population born in Australia.
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 Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121117/wardell/topic/ancestry-heritage