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Mount Magnet · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Magnet

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A strong sense of British and Irish heritage shapes daily life in Mount Magnet, where about 40% of people claim Australian or English ancestry. The community is predominantly born in Australia, with a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Mount Magnet, Council (LGA)

Where Mount Magnet sits — People born overseas

12.6% ▼ -9.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Magnet — higher than 50% of areas.

Mount Magnet12.6%
Rest of WA 17.8%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 20.2% and 19.8% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 4.4% and Scottish at 4.1%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 12.6% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011 and is far below the national figure of 27.7%.

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12.6% ▼ -9.3%

Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Mount Magnet, Australia is the majority at 79%; England is next at 10%.

Australia 37.8% England 4.6% New Zealand 2.9% Philippines 1.2% South Africa 0.9% Italy 0.5%

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 Mount Magnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55810/mount-magnet/topic/ancestry-heritage