10.5% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Winchelsea South · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Winchelsea South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Winchelsea South compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the 30% seen across Victoria. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 51.5%, followed by Australian at 41.5%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11.7% and 9.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (80.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.4%. This explains why the overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%.
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22803/winchelsea-south/topic/ancestry-heritage