10.3% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woombah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woombah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of birth and heritage has remained in Woombah, where 80.4% of the population was born in Australia. This is a place with deep ties to British and Irish roots, with the vast majority of residents claiming English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 45.4% and 40.5% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent at 12.5% and 11.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 29.3% seen across New South Wales. Outside of Australia, England is the most common birthplace at 4.2%.
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 Woombah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14432/woombah/topic/ancestry-heritage