15.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wolffdene · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wolffdene
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries dominate the local identity in Wolffdene, with 85.7% of residents claiming one of these two roots. This strong British and Australian heritage is reflected in the birthplace data, where over four in five people were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.2%, followed by Australian at 39.5%. Other common roots include Irish (10.9%), German (8.6%) and Dutch (7.1%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 15.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the Queensland average and far below the national figure.
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 Wolffdene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33111/wolffdene/topic/ancestry-heritage