16.7% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodend · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodend
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Woodend compared to the rest of the country, at 16.7%. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, the community remains predominantly Australian-born. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 44.9%, followed by Australian at 37.2%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up 18.7% and 15.7% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.7%. This figure is far below the national rate of 27.7%, with 79.7% of residents 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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215092/woodend/topic/ancestry-heritage