12.8% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About as common as most similar areas, 12.8% of people in Woodford were born overseas. This reflects a community where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with English and Australian being the most common ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 30.1%, followed by Australian at 26.1%. Irish (8.3%), Scottish (7.3%) and German (4.9%) are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 84% born in Australia, the proportion of overseas-born residents is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand (3.5%) and England (2.9%).
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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33132/woodford/topic/ancestry-heritage