6.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodstock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower proportion of people were born overseas in Woodstock compared to the rest of the country, with only 6.7% arriving from abroad. This stands well below the national figure, reflecting a population with very deep local roots. Most residents identify with traditional British and Irish heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim Australian ancestry (45.2%), followed closely by English ancestry at 42.6%. Other common roots include Irish (10.7%), Scottish (8.5%) and German (4.8%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.7% of the population was born overseas, which is far below the Queensland rate of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (84.4%), with small numbers from England, South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33139/woodstock/topic/ancestry-heritage