36.1% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Armadale · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Armadale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Armadale, where 36.5% of residents claim these roots. This is a diverse area with a very high proportion of people born overseas, a figure that has grown significantly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prevalent, making up 36.5% and 28.4% of the population. Scottish, Indian, and Irish backgrounds are also common, with Indian ancestry accounting for 6.7% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than a third of residents were born overseas, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has risen 6.1 percentage points since 2011, with India and England being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Armadale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50210/armadale/topic/ancestry-heritage