21.6% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Pilbara · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Pilbara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in East Pilbara than in most similar areas. While over a fifth of the population grew up abroad, this is still well below the national figure.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 25%, followed by Australian at 20.9%. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish, and Filipino ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure that rose 1.8 percentage points since 2011. Despite being higher than similar areas, this is far below Western Australia's 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%.
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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA53220/east-pilbara/topic/ancestry-heritage