13.7% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodgate · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodgate
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the heritage of Woodgate, where 45.2% of people claim English ancestry. The area is mostly made up of people born in Australia, though it has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, followed by Scottish at 12.6% and Irish at 10.1%. German ancestry is also present for 8.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.7% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (77.0%), with England and New Zealand being the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Woodgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33133/woodgate/topic/ancestry-heritage