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Seaham - Woodville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Seaham - Woodville

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 6.7% of people in Seaham - Woodville were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area one of the least internationally diverse places in the region, with a population overwhelmingly born in Australia.

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📍 Seaham - Woodville, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Seaham - Woodville sits — People born overseas

6.7% ▲ +1.1%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Seaham - Woodville — lower than 95% of areas.

Seaham - Woodville6.7%
2324, NSW 9.6%
New South Wales 29.3%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestries are almost equally common, each accounting for about 45% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also significant, appearing in around 11% of residents each.

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Seaham - Woodville splits fairly evenly between Australian (37%) and English (37%), with Scottish at 9%.

Australian 44.8% English 44.7% Scottish 11.1% Irish 11.0% German 4.8% Dutch 1.8% Italian 1.3% Greek 0.4% Chinese 0.2% Filipino 0.2%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. Almost 90% of people were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from England and New Zealand.

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6.7% ▲ +1.1%

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Seaham - Woodville, Australia is the majority at 96%; England is next at 2%.

Australia 89.7% England 2.3% New Zealand 1.1% South Africa 0.4% India 0.2% Philippines 0.1% Italy 0.1%

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 Seaham - Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031123/seaham-woodville/topic/ancestry-heritage