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Wynyard · Urban Centre

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wynyard

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

English ancestry is the most common heritage in Wynyard, where nearly half of the residents claim this background. Most people here were born in Australia, and the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national figure.

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📍 Wynyard, Urban Centre

Where Wynyard sits — People born overseas

10.5% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wynyard — lower than 53% of areas.

Wynyard10.5%
7325, TAS 10.1%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 47% and 44.1% of the population respectively, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (83.5%), with England as the most common overseas birthplace at 4.3%.

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 Wynyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614003/wynyard/topic/ancestry-heritage