20.3% ▲ +76.0%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Willunga · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Willunga
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Willunga, where 53.0% of residents claim these roots. The community has a strong British and Irish influence, though the proportion of people born overseas has climbed significantly in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents identify with British Isles roots, with English (53.0%), Australian (39.3%), Scottish (13.0%), and Irish (9.8%) as the most common ancestries. German heritage is also present at 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has risen to 20.3% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (75.7%) or England (12.4%).
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/ucl/UCL415048/willunga/topic/ancestry-heritage