37.0% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Joondalup · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Joondalup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over a third of residents in Joondalup were born overseas, making it one of the most internationally diverse areas in the region. This global mix is reflected in a variety of backgrounds, with 37% of people born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry here at 46.2%, followed by Australian at 30.3%. Other significant groups include those with Irish, Scottish, and Italian heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 37% of people born overseas is well above the national figure of 27.7% and the state's 32.2%. This high level of overseas birth has barely changed since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia at 14%.
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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA54170/joondalup/topic/ancestry-heritage