3.6% ▼ -47.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodsdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodsdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A steady pattern of local roots defines Woodsdale, where very few residents were born outside Australia. The area remains far more traditional in its origins than both the state and the nation, with an overwhelming majority of people born on home soil.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, with 47.6% and 56.0% of residents claiming those roots. German (7.1%) and Scottish (4.8%) ancestries also feature in the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 3.6% of people in Woodsdale were born overseas, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 15.4% and the national rate of 27.7%. This is much lower than most other areas, with 90.5% of the population born in Australia.
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 Woodsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60765/woodsdale/topic/ancestry-heritage