14.5% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woollamia · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woollamia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A shift in roots is evident in Woollamia, where the mix of backgrounds has evolved over the last decade. While most residents still claim Australian or English ancestry, the area now has a higher share of overseas-born people than most similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 39.1% and 42.6% of the population respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 11.5% and 11.0% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.5% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national figure of 27.7%, with 80.7% of the population 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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14423/woollamia/topic/ancestry-heritage