13.0% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boyup Brook · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boyup Brook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Only 13% of people in Boyup Brook were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. This creates a community with deep roots in Australia, where the vast majority of residents were born locally.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 48% and 41.3% of the population respectively. Scottish, Irish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell by 2.9 points since 2011, leaving it far below the state figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.8%), followed by England 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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50770/boyup-brook/topic/ancestry-heritage