6.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waterview Heights · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waterview Heights
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Waterview Heights, where 90.3% of people were born in Australia. The area is overwhelmingly of English and Australian descent, reflecting a population with deep ties to the region.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 45.6% and 44.2% of residents respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion 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 Waterview Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121119/waterview-heights/topic/ancestry-heritage