14.3% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Winkleigh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Winkleigh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Winkleigh compared to the national figure, with only 14.3% arriving from abroad. This gap shows a community deeply rooted in traditional ties, where almost half of the residents claim Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Scottish, and Irish heritage are common here, with English ancestry at 41.3% and Scottish at 15.9%. These traditional roots sit alongside Australian ancestry, which is the most common at 48.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.3% of people were born overseas—a figure higher than most similar areas—it remains a little below the Tasmanian average. Most residents were born in Australia (82.5%), followed by England at 6.9% and Nepal at 2.6%.
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 Winkleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60760/winkleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage