29.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Welland · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Welland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people were born overseas in Welland than in most similar areas. Nearly 30% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the South Australian figure of 24.1%. This international mix is reflected in a strong presence of Greek and Italian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common at 23.4% and 23.3% each. Greek and Italian heritage follow closely, accounting for 17.4% and 16.3% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 30% of residents were born overseas, a figure a little above the national average of 27.7%. While 67.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Italy at 3.9% and India at 3.2%.
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 Welland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41560/welland/topic/ancestry-heritage