19.0% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woy Woy · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woy Woy
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Woy Woy, where 41.6% of people claim this heritage. The area has a strong British and Irish influence, though it has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the state or national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 41.6% and 38.0% of residents. Irish and Scottish heritage are also common at 12.3% and 10.2% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly one in five people (19.0%) were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 27.7% national figure and far below the New South Wales average of 29.3%.
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 Woy Woy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14443/woy-woy/topic/ancestry-heritage