19.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Plantagenet · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Plantagenet
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Plantagenet claim English ancestry, making it a dominant cultural influence in the region. While British roots remain strong, the area has a smaller proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 37.9%. Other significant ancestral groups include Scottish (10.4%), Irish (8.4%) and German (3.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has fallen by 1.5 points since 2011, with 69.3% of people now born in Australia.
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 Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57210/plantagenet/topic/ancestry-heritage