33.4% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Windsor · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Windsor
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A third of the people in Windsor were born overseas, making it a more internationally diverse area than much of Australia. This global mix is reflected in the local homes, where English, Australian, and Irish ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 33.5%, followed by Australian at 23.5% and Irish at 13.5%. Other common backgrounds include Scottish and Greek heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33.4% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 30% figure for Victoria and the 27.7% national average. While 62.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, China and India.
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22805/windsor/topic/ancestry-heritage