34.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woollahra · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woollahra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Woollahra from overseas since 2011, with 34.4% of residents now born in another country. This reflects a cosmopolitan community where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but international backgrounds are well represented.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.7%, followed by Australian at 24.4% and Irish at 12.9%. Other significant groups include Scottish and Chinese backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 29.3%. While 61.3% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are England, South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA18500/woollahra/topic/ancestry-heritage