13.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodleigh · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodleigh
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Most people in Woodleigh identify with traditional British or Australian roots, making it a very typical spot for its region. Around 49% of residents claim Australian ancestry, while nearly 40% identify as English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The strongest ties are to Australia and England, followed by Irish (8.7%), Scottish (6.3%) and Dutch (4.8%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Victorian figure of 30% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.2%), with England (7.1%) and New Zealand (4.0%) as the most common birthplaces outside 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 Woodleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22839/woodleigh/topic/ancestry-heritage