13.0% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wonga Beach · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wonga Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Wonga Beach compared to the rest of the country. Only 13% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. The area is mostly made up of people with English, Australian and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 37.6%, followed closely by Australian at 35.2% and Irish at 12%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the share of overseas-born residents rose 2.4 points since 2011 to reach 13%, this is still well below the Queensland average. Most people here were born in Australia (76%), followed by England (3%) and New Zealand (2.2%).
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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321111/wonga-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage