33.2% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woollahra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woollahra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of people in Woollahra were born overseas, a figure well above the 27.7% national average. This reflects a highly international population where residents from across the globe settle in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 36.9%, followed by Australian (25.8%) and Irish (14.6%). Scottish and Chinese ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 33.2%, the share of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While 63.1% were born in Australia, many others arrived from England, New Zealand, South Africa and China.
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 Woollahra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14422/woollahra/topic/ancestry-heritage