3.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodview · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodview
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 3.5% of people in Woodview were born overseas, making it an area with very few international residents. Most people here identify with traditional British and Irish roots, with a strong majority claiming Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, accounting for 57.7% and 40.8% of residents respectively. Other notable roots include Irish at 16.9% and Scottish at 10.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national average of 27.7%. This is reflected in the fact that 95.1% of the population was born in Australia.
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 Woodview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14415/woodview/topic/ancestry-heritage