16.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woorarra East · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woorarra East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 75% of people in Woorarra East claim Australian ancestry, making it a very strong local identity. While the area is predominantly Australian-born, it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, with 74.4% and 23.3% of residents respectively, followed by German at 16.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 16.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Victoria and Australia figures.
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 Woorarra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22854/woorarra-east/topic/ancestry-heritage