10.6% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woombah · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woombah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Woombah, where nearly 46% of people claim this background. The area has a very strong connection to traditional Australian and British roots, with a much smaller proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry leads the group at 45.8%, followed closely by Australian at 40.5%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage are also common, making up 12.5%, 11.2% and 5.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 10.6% of people in Woombah were born overseas, a figure far below the 29.3% seen in New South Wales and 27.7% nationally. This has barely changed since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (80.6%) or England (4.4%).
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 Woombah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121125/woombah/topic/ancestry-heritage