36.0% —
Higher than 98% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greater Perth · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greater Perth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A diverse mix of global backgrounds shapes daily life in Greater Perth, where more than a third of the population was born in another country. This international blend is most visible in the city's ancestry, with English and Australian roots being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 37.1% and 28.0% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 8.8% and 8.7%, while Italian ancestry accounts for 5.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 36.0% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average of 27.7% and the state figure of 32.2%. This high proportion of migrants has barely changed since 2016, with England, India, and New Zealand being among the most common birthplaces.
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 Greater Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/ancestry-heritage