13.0% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Woodford · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Woodford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
The proportion of people born overseas in Woodford has fallen by 1.0 percentage point since 2011. Now, 13% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the national figure. Most people here identify with traditional British Isles roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 28.9%, followed by Australian at 24.9%. Irish, Scottish, and German ancestries also make up a significant part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13% of the population was born overseas, a figure well below the Queensland average. While 84.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are 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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315104/woodford/topic/ancestry-heritage