11.8% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodanilling · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodanilling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Woodanilling than in the rest of the state, with only 11.8% of residents born abroad. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than Western Australia or the nation as a whole. Most residents here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48%, followed by Australian at 40.8%. Scottish and Irish roots are also seen in about 10% of the population each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.3 points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 5.6%.
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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA59320/woodanilling/topic/ancestry-heritage