17.9% ▲ +70.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodanilling · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodanilling
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Woodanilling compared to the rest of the state, with only 17.9% born abroad. This reflects a community with deep colonial roots, as the vast majority of residents claim English, Australian, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.7%, followed by Australian at 35.7% and Irish at 12.1%. Other reported ancestries include Scottish and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 17.9% of residents were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (71%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 11.6%.
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 Woodanilling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51636/woodanilling/topic/ancestry-heritage