18.9% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woy Woy - Blackwall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woy Woy - Blackwall
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Roughly 80% of people in Woy Woy - Blackwall claim English or Australian ancestry. This reflects a population with deep colonial roots, though the number of residents born overseas has climbed to 18.9% in recent years.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (42%) and Australian (38%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish at 12.8% and Scottish at 10.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of New South Wales and Australia, though this figure rose 3.7 points since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (75.1%), with England (5.2%) and New Zealand (1.9%) being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Woy Woy - Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011042/woy-woy-blackwall/topic/ancestry-heritage