11.0% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jerramungup · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jerramungup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far lower share of people were born overseas in Jerramungup compared to the rest of the state. Only 11% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Most residents trace their roots back to the British Isles, with Australian and English ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here claim Australian ancestry (46.3%), followed by English (39.8%), Scottish (9.2%), and Irish (7.5%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 11% of people born overseas, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national rate of 27.7%. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are New Zealand, England, and South Africa.
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 Jerramungup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54130/jerramungup/topic/ancestry-heritage