11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Womina · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong roots in Australian and English heritage define the daily life of Womina, where over half the population claims Australian ancestry. This small community remains very traditional in its origins, with a much smaller share of overseas-born residents than the rest of the country.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 53.6%, followed by English at 29.5% and Scottish at 8.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born in Australia (78.7%), with the Philippines being the next most common birthplace at 2.9%.
11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Womina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33115/womina/topic/ancestry-heritage