5.9% ▲ +72.1%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodburn · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodburn
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011 in Woodburn (L). While the proportion of people born abroad has increased, the area remains overwhelmingly Australian-born with very few residents from other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, each accounting for about 42% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots also feature prominently at 12.1% and 9.0% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.9% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The vast majority of the population was born in Australia, followed by small numbers from New Zealand and England.
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 Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121123/woodburn/topic/ancestry-heritage