37.6% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 37.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Well over a third of the population in Woodvale was born overseas, a figure far higher than the national average. This international mix is reflected in the local ancestry, with English and Australian being the most common roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 30.1%, Irish at 12.4%, and Scottish at 11.7%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 37.6% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the state figure of 32.2% and the national average of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 2.3 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 15.8%.
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 Woodvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505011083/woodvale/topic/ancestry-heritage