25.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodglen · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodglen
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Woodglen from overseas since 2011. One in four residents was born in another country, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This international mix is seen in a diverse range of family roots, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 21.2% and 19.2%. Other notable family roots include Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25% of people were born overseas, a figure that is well below the Victoria rate of 30%. While 40.4% were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 7.7%.
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 Woodglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22837/woodglen/topic/ancestry-heritage