10.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brookton · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brookton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 22 percentage points separates Brookton from the Western Australian average in terms of overseas birthplaces. This area is much more Australian-born than the rest of the state and nation, with very few residents having moved from abroad.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the population identifies as Australian, with English ancestry being the next most common at 39.9%. Other significant groups include Irish and Scottish ancestors.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7% and has barely changed since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia, followed by small numbers from 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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50910/brookton/topic/ancestry-heritage