Windermere · Suburb / Locality

Ancestry & Birthplace in Windermere

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Recent years have seen a shift in who calls Windermere home, with 15.4% of people now born overseas. While this is higher than in many similar areas, the community remains predominantly Australian in birth and ancestry.

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📍 Windermere, Suburb / Locality

Where Windermere sits — People born overseas

15.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 1679 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 373 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 773 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 1030 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 1169 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 1160 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 1090 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 921 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 856 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 601 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 561 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 388 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 358 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 285 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 269 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 214 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 198 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 146 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 166 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 127 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 108 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 111 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 92 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 81 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 61 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 65 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 47 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 252 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Windermere — higher than 66% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Windermere15.4%
4670, QLD 12.9%
Queensland 22.7%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English is the most common ancestry at 42.6%, followed by Australian at 36.7% and German at 19.7%.

Ancestry

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Windermere splits fairly evenly between English (34%) and Australian (30%), with German at 16%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The share of people born overseas is far below the national figure and well below the Queensland average. Most residents were born in Australia (79.3%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.7%.

15.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 15.4%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Windermere, Australia is the majority at 96%; England is next at 4%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Windermere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33093/windermere/topic/ancestry-heritage