5.8% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bushfield - Woodford · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bushfield - Woodford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Strong British and Irish roots shape the identity of Bushfield - Woodford (L), where nearly half of the people claim English ancestry. This is a community with very few overseas-born residents, making it much more Australian-born than most other parts of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.3%, followed by Australian at 37.2% and Irish at 19.2%. Scottish and German backgrounds are also represented in the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 5.8% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 30% and has fallen since 2011. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia, with small numbers from England, South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Bushfield - Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221011/bushfield-woodford/topic/ancestry-heritage