8.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Winchelsea · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Winchelsea
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Winchelsea than in most similar areas. Only 8.6% of the population was born outside Australia, which is a very small proportion compared to the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The community has strong ties to the British Isles, with English (43.2%), Australian (42.3%), Scottish (13.2%) and Irish (13.1%) being the most common ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.6% of people here were born overseas, a figure far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the vast majority of residents (84.6%) were born in Australia.
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 Winchelsea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203011036/winchelsea/topic/ancestry-heritage