13.6% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Upper Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Upper Woodstock
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots dominate the family histories of people in Upper Woodstock, where 75.7% of residents claim one of these two ancestries. While the area maintains deep traditional ties, there is a modest presence of people born overseas that is higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.4%, followed by Australian at 33.3% and Irish at 19.7%. Other notable family origins include Scottish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 13.6% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia (90.9%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace 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 Upper Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60711/upper-woodstock/topic/ancestry-heritage