16.0% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Walkamin · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Walkamin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in Walkamin compared to the rest of the country. While 16% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The area is predominantly made up of people with Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestry are the most common, accounting for 54.0% and 44.6% of residents respectively. Irish ancestry is also notable at 12.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is much higher than in most similar areas, though it has fallen from 17.9% in 2011 to 16.0%. Most people here were born in Australia (81.2%), followed by England at 5.6%.
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 Walkamin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322129/walkamin/topic/ancestry-heritage