8.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woocoo · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few changes have occurred in the heritage and origins of Woocoo since 2011. The area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born, with English and Australian ancestries dominating the local identity.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.2%, followed by Australian at 17.9%. Other notable groups include Scottish and German ancestries, both at 7.1%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This is lower than most similar areas.
8.9% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/ancestry-heritage