5.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodlands · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodlands
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Australian identity remains the dominant theme in Woodlands, where nearly 80% of residents were born here. The area is far less diverse than the state and national averages, with very few people moving here from overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.7%, followed by English (30.5%), Irish (18.6%), and Scottish (15.3%). Dutch ancestry is also present for 5.1% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (79.7%), with New Zealand as the next most common birthplace at 6.8%.
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 Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14405/woodlands/topic/ancestry-heritage