38.2% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Woodridge were born overseas than in most similar areas. Nearly 38% of residents were born in another country, a figure that has remained steady since 2011 and is much higher than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 22.9% and Australian at 21.2%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas births make up 38.2% of the population, which is far above the 27.7% national figure and the Queensland rate of 22.7%. While roughly half the population was born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.9%.
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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061336/woodridge/topic/ancestry-heritage