25.7% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Canning · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Canning
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About one in four residents in Canning were born overseas, which is around the middle for similar areas. This diverse mix is led by strong British roots, with nearly half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 47.2%, followed by Australian at 36.4%, Scottish at 9.9%, and Irish at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell 10 percentage points since 2011 to 25.7%, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (68.6%) or England (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 Canning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED503/canning/topic/ancestry-heritage