20.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wongaling Beach · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wongaling Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates the 20.8% of overseas-born residents in Wongaling Beach from the national figure. This is a high proportion compared to similar areas, though it remains lower than both the state and national averages.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 39.1% and 31.7% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and German roots follow as the next most frequent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one in five people were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While this is among the highest proportions for similar areas, it is a little below the Queensland rate and well below the Australian average.
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 Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315103/wongaling-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage