19.1% ▲ +88.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woy Woy Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woy Woy Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one in five people in Woy Woy Bay were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the community has strong ties to the UK and Europe, the proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.4% and 40.2% of the population respectively, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.1% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3%. Most people here were born in Australia (78%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.1%.
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 Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14444/woy-woy-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage