14.3% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woollamia · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woollamia
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Woollamia (L) were born overseas than in most similar areas, though the share has fallen since 2011. While 14.3% of residents were born abroad, the vast majority of the community claims Australian or English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents identify as Australian, with English ancestry common at 35.8%. Other notable roots include Irish (10.8%) and Scottish (9.4%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 14.3% of people born overseas is a higher share than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure fell from 17.8% in 2011, with 82.5% of the population now 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 Woollamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122153/woollamia/topic/ancestry-heritage