10.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodlane · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of colonial roots defines daily life in Woodlane, where nearly half of the residents claim Australian ancestry. This heritage is matched by a very high proportion of people born in Australia, making the area much less diverse than the state or national average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is common at 47.9%, while 48.9% of people identify as Australian. Other significant roots include German (17.0%), Scottish (13.8%), and Irish (7.4%) heritage.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.6% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 24.1% seen in South Australia and the 27.7% national figure. Most residents were born in Australia (95.7%), with small numbers from England (4.3%) and India (3.2%).
10.6% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodlane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41639/woodlane/topic/ancestry-heritage