38.2% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people are born overseas in Woodridge than in most similar areas, with 38.2% of residents arriving from another country. This is far above the national figure of 27.7%. While many people identify with English or Australian roots, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of overseas-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries reported are English at 22.9% and Australian at 21.2%. Other common roots include Irish (5.3%), Scottish (4.7%) and German (2.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 4 in 10 people here were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. While about half were born in Australia, New Zealand is the most common overseas birthplace at 6.9%.
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 Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33138/woodridge/topic/ancestry-heritage