16.8% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodwark · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodwark
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 43% of people in Woodwark claim Australian ancestry, the most common background in this small community. While many residents have roots in the British Isles, the area has a much lower proportion of overseas-born people than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is very common at 37.9%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots at 12.2% and 10.6%. German ancestry is also present for 4.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.8% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (72.5%), with England and New Zealand being the next most common 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 Woodwark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33140/woodwark/topic/ancestry-heritage