20.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willunga · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willunga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common ancestor for people in Willunga, where over half the population claims English roots. While the area has a high proportion of overseas-born residents compared to similar places, it remains much more Australian-born than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half of residents identify as English, followed by Australian (38.6%), Scottish (13.0%), Irish (9.3%) and German (8.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the figures for South Australia (24.1%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (76.0%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 12.1%.
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 Willunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41610/willunga/topic/ancestry-heritage