29.7% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodville West · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodville West
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Woodville West were born overseas, which is well above the South Australian figure. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most similar places. The community has a strong mix of local and immigrant roots, with a particularly notable Italian presence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries at 27.1% and 25.6%. Italian ancestry is also prominent here, accounting for 12.6% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 30% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure well above the state average. While 67% were born in Australia, the next most common birthplaces are India at 6.6% and England at 2.6%.
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 Woodville West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41648/woodville-west/topic/ancestry-heritage