33.0% ▲ +107.0%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Curtin · Federal Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Curtin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A third of the people in Curtin were born overseas, making it more diverse than most similar areas. This international mix has grown rapidly, with the share of overseas-born residents jumping 17 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 39.1%, followed by Australian at 29.8%, Irish at 12%, Scottish at 10.6% and Chinese at 6.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 33% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, China 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 Curtin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED505/curtin/topic/ancestry-heritage