7.8% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Windella · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A stable pattern of heritage defines Windella, where a huge majority of residents trace their roots back to Australia and the British Isles. Over 90% of people here claim Australian, English, Scottish, or Irish ancestry, reflecting a population with deep ancestral ties to these regions.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 50.3% and 40.8% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German heritage also feature in the local mix.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.8% of people in Windella were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and much lower than most other areas. The vast majority of the community were born in Australia.
7.8% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Windella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14335/windella/topic/ancestry-heritage