14.4% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broome · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broome
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A small rise in the share of people born overseas has occurred in Broome, where 14.4% of residents were born in another country. This is a diverse community where Australian and English are the most common ancestries, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are most common at 28.9% and 27.7% respectively. Other significant ancestral groups include Irish at 7.7%, Scottish at 7.2%, and Italian at 2.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas rose 0.9 points since 2011 to reach 14.4%. This is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country, with 72.1% of residents born in 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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50980/broome/topic/ancestry-heritage