20.2% —
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Wooroloo · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Wooroloo
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 19 percentage point jump in overseas births has seen Wooroloo (L) become more diverse since 2016. While the area is still primarily Australian-born, about one in five people now come from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most residents claim English ancestry at 51.7%, followed by Australian at 34.6%. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, each accounting for around 12% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of people were born overseas, which is among the highest for similar areas, though this is still far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.3%.
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 Wooroloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522068/wooroloo/topic/ancestry-heritage