7.6% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodberry · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodberry
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common root for people in Woodberry, making up 46.7% of the population. The area has a very small proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country. Most people here share a strong connection to British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry, with English roots following closely at 41.9%. Other common ancestries include Scottish (8.2%), Irish (7.4%) and German (3.3%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority (86.8%) were born in Australia, while the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand and the Philippines.
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 Woodberry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14395/woodberry/topic/ancestry-heritage