14.7% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woongarrah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woongarrah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of British and Australian heritage shapes daily life in Woongarrah, where over 82% of people were born in Australia. The area is much less diverse in terms of birthplace than the state and national averages, with the vast majority of residents tracing their roots to the UK or Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are equally common here at 41.3% each. Irish and Scottish roots are also significant, making up 9.6% and 8.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most of those born abroad came from England, New Zealand, India, or the Philippines.
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 Woongarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14433/woongarrah/topic/ancestry-heritage