48.0% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyndham · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyndham
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Wyndham were born overseas, marking a huge increase in diversity for the area. This makes it one of the most multicultural local government areas in the region, with 48% of residents born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has a diverse mix of roots, with Indian ancestry being the most common at 17.4%, followed closely by English at 16.8% and Australian at 16.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents rose by 14 points since 2011 to reach 48%, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While 46.9% were born in Australia, India is the most common overseas birthplace at 17.3%.
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 Wyndham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27260/wyndham/topic/ancestry-heritage