8.5% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Morawa · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Morawa
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 Morawa compared to the rest of the state and country. Only 8.5% of residents were born outside Australia, which is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 32.2%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Most people in the area claim English (38.5%) or Australian (31.5%) ancestry, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Just 8.5% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen 1.8 percentage points since 2011. Australia is the most common birthplace at 72.1%, with small numbers from England, New Zealand, 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 Morawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55670/morawa/topic/ancestry-heritage