13.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cape Woolamai · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cape Woolamai
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Cape Woolamai, where 39.5% of residents claim these roots. The area is largely Australian-born, with a small overseas-born population compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, making up 39.5% and 37.9% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots each account for 11.6% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.2% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (75.1%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 3.8%.
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 Cape Woolamai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20475/cape-woolamai/topic/ancestry-heritage