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Wickham · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wickham

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A strong sense of Australian and English heritage shapes the daily life of Wickham, where 69.6% of residents claim one of these two ancestries. The area is mostly made up of people born in Australia, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.

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📍 Wickham, Urban Centre

Where Wickham sits — People born overseas

14.2% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wickham — higher than 71% of areas.

Wickham14.2%
6720, WA 15.2%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 38.3% and 31.3% of the population respectively. Other notable ancestral groups include Irish at 6.7% and Scottish at 6.3%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

While 14.2% of people were born overseas—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is far below the state and national rates. Most residents were born in Australia (67.5%), followed by New Zealand at 4.2%.

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In Wickham, Australia is the majority at 88%; New Zealand is next at 5%.

Australia 67.5% New Zealand 4.2% Philippines 1.9% England 1.4% South Africa 0.9% India 0.6% Nepal 0.2%

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 Wickham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515037/wickham/topic/ancestry-heritage