29.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodbridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodbridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Woodbridge were born overseas, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the national average, it remains well below the state figure for Western Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 45.2%, followed by Australian at 31.1%. Irish, Scottish and Italian ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.1% of residents were born outside Australia, with 66.4% born here. Of those born overseas, the most common birthplaces are England at 8.4% and New Zealand at 4.5%.
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 Woodbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51637/woodbridge/topic/ancestry-heritage