12.6% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyndham-East Kimberley · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyndham-East Kimberley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of local roots defines Wyndham-East Kimberley, where nearly 70% of people were born in Australia. This creates a community with a deep connection to the land, though a small but steady group of overseas-born residents adds to the local mix.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 24.5% and English at 24.2%. Other notable roots include Irish, Scottish, and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, when it sat at 12.1%.
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 Wyndham-East Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59340/wyndham-east-kimberley/topic/ancestry-heritage