36.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woolmar · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woolmar
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Woolmar, where 36.6% of people claim this background. The area is notably diverse, with over a third of the population born overseas, a figure far higher than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.6%) and Australian (29.4%) ancestries are the most common, followed by a significant Filipino group at 23.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 36.6% of people here were born overseas, which is far above the Queensland figure of 22.7%. This reflects the local population, where 23.2% of residents were born in the Philippines, making it the second most common birthplace after Australia.
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 Woolmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33145/woolmar/topic/ancestry-heritage