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Wickepin · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wickepin

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

Far fewer people were born overseas in Wickepin than in most similar areas. The community is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with a strong heritage of English, Scottish, and Irish roots.

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📍 Wickepin, Urban Centre

Where Wickepin sits — People born overseas

3.4% ▼ -68.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wickepin — lower than 93% of areas.

Wickepin3.4%
6370, WA 4.8%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Almost half of the residents claim Australian ancestry (45.1%), followed closely by English ancestry at 41%. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also common in the area.

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Wickepin splits fairly evenly between Australian (40%) and English (36%), with Scottish at 8%.

Australian 45.1% English 41.0% Scottish 9.4% Irish 8.6% German 4.1% Italian 3.4% Chinese 1.1%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 3.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen since 2011, when it was 10.7%.

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3.4% ▼ -68.3%

Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wickepin, Australia is the majority at 97%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 72.2% England 1.1% New Zealand 1.1%

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 Wickepin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522065/wickepin/topic/ancestry-heritage