39.9% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burt · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burt
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of people in Burt were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area much more diverse than most other parts of the country, with a population that has grown significantly more international over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.4%, followed by Australian at 25.4%. Other significant groups include Indian, Scottish, and Chinese ancestries, each making up around 6% to 6.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost 40% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion rose 14 points since 2011, with the largest groups coming from Australia (54.8%), England (5.9%), and India (5.9%).
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 Burt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED502/burt/topic/ancestry-heritage