13.0% ▲ +80.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woongarra · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woongarra
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Woongarra than in the rest of the country. Only 13% of residents were born abroad, which is far below the Australian figure of 27.7%. This makes it a place with a very high proportion of Australian-born residents.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim English ancestry at 44.8%, followed by Australian at 38.8%. German, Scottish, and Irish roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 13%, the share of overseas-born residents is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7%. The vast majority of people were born in Australia (82.4%), with small numbers from England 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 Woongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33153/woongarra/topic/ancestry-heritage