19.6% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willunga · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willunga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in five people in Willunga were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. The community is primarily defined by its British and Irish roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.2%, followed by Australian at 38.4%. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage are also prominent, accounting for 12.6%, 9.5%, and 8.9% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 19.6% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the South Australian figure of 24.1% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011, with 75.5% of the population born in Australia and 11.2% born in England.
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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041088/willunga/topic/ancestry-heritage