20.7% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Windsor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Windsor Downs
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Windsor Downs than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is of Australian or English descent, around 20.7% of the population was born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 34.9% and 32.9% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish (8.6%), Scottish (6.0%) and Italian (5.6%) ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (76.6%), followed by England (3.8%) and the Philippines (1.2%).
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 Windsor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14344/windsor-downs/topic/ancestry-heritage