17.8% —
Lower than 54% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Rest of WA · Capital City
Ancestry & Birthplace in Rest of WA
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for the 40% of people living across Rest of WA. This expansive region has a population that is much more Australian-born than the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 40% and 36.3% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 9% and 8.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 17.8% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. This proportion has barely changed since 2016. Most residents were born in Australia (72.1%), followed by England at 5%.
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 Rest of WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5RWAU/rest-of-wa/topic/ancestry-heritage