33.3% —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wyndham Harbour · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wyndham Harbour
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Diverse cultural backgrounds shape daily life in Wyndham Harbour, where one in three residents was born overseas. This mix of origins is reflected in the local ancestry, with English and Australian roots being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 22%, followed closely by Australian at 20%, while Italian, Scottish, and Indian backgrounds also make up a significant part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas has risen sharply by 24 points since 2016 to reach 33.3%, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 56% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are India, England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Wyndham Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221082/wyndham-harbour/topic/ancestry-heritage