27.9% ▲ +85.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cue · Council (LGA)
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 Cue, where 41.4% of people claim this background. The area has a diverse mix of origins, with over a quarter of the population born overseas.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English heritage is the most common, at 41.4%, followed by Australian ancestry at 27.4%. Other notable groups include Scottish (9.3%), Irish (5.6%), and Italian (4.7%) backgrounds.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas has risen 13 points since 2011 to 27.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is well below the Western Australian average.
27.9% ▲ +85.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Cue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA52380/cue/topic/ancestry-heritage