11.7% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodstock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About the same as other similar areas, Woodstock has a mix of traditional roots. Most residents claim Australian, English, or Irish ancestry, and it is far less diverse in birthplaces than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian (41.1%) and English (36.3%) are the most common ancestries. Irish roots are also prominent at 14.9%, followed by Scottish and German heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.7% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for New South Wales (29.3%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (73.8%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 3.6%.
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 Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14414/woodstock/topic/ancestry-heritage