16.3% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodroffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodroffe
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Woodroffe than in the rest of the country. Only 16.3% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that sits far below the national average and well below the Northern Territory's 21.8%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common here, making up 37.2% and 29.7% of the population respectively, followed by Irish, Scottish and Filipino roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011, it remains much lower than most other areas. The Philippines is the most common birthplace outside Australia, accounting for 4.1% of residents.
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 Woodroffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041044/woodroffe/topic/ancestry-heritage