34.9% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodpark · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodpark
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Woodpark were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This creates a diverse community where nearly 35% of residents have roots outside Australia. The area shows a wide mix of backgrounds, with the largest groups claiming Australian and English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries in the area are Australian at 18.5% and English at 15.5%. Other significant groups include Italian, Chinese, and Irish backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 34.9%, the proportion of overseas-born residents is among the highest for similar areas and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 59.9% were born in Australia, others have arrived from New Zealand, India, the Philippines, and England.
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 Woodpark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14408/woodpark/topic/ancestry-heritage