19.2% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wilston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wilston
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 Wilston, where 42.7% of residents claim this background. This heritage, alongside strong Australian and Irish roots, shapes a community where the vast majority of people share a similar ancestral history.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English (42.7%), Australian (34.6%) and Irish (20.7%), while 13% of people identify as Scottish and 5.8% as German.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Fewer people were born overseas here than in the wider state and country, with 19.2% born abroad. This figure is well below the national 27.7% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
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 Wilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031129/wilston/topic/ancestry-heritage