16.0% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woronora · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woronora
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for people in Woronora, where 43.8% of residents claim these roots. The area is predominantly Australian-born and has a strong British and Irish heritage, though a small but notable number of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian backgrounds are the most frequent, followed by Irish at 14% and Scottish at 10.9%. German ancestry is also present for 4.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. While this is higher than most similar areas, 81.8% of residents were 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 Woronora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14438/woronora/topic/ancestry-heritage