50.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Doonside - Woodcroft · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of all people in Doonside - Woodcroft were born overseas, making it one of the most diverse areas of its kind. This international mix is reflected in a varied ancestry, with Filipino and Indian roots now more common than English or Australian ones.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Filipino ancestry is the most common at 16.8%, followed by Australian at 15.0% and Indian at 13.6%. English ancestry follows closely at 13.1%, while Chinese ancestry accounts for 4.0%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A huge 50.1% of residents were born overseas, which is far above the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. This figure has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011, with the Philippines and India being the most common birthplaces after Australia.
50.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Doonside - Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011306/doonside-woodcroft/topic/ancestry-heritage