18.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Winya · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing share of the population now identifies with overseas roots in Winya, where nearly 1 in 10 people now claim Filipino ancestry. This shift reflects a more diverse community compared to the past, with Filipino and English ancestries now among the most common.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, while German (11.8%), Scottish (11.0%), and Filipino (9.4%) ancestries also make up a significant part of the community.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 18.1% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This diversity is seen in the 9.4% of people born in the Philippines.
18.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Winya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33101/winya/topic/ancestry-heritage