14.7% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Sandstone · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandstone
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 Sandstone compared to the state or national figures. While many residents claim English, Australian, or Irish roots, only 14.7% of the population was born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 31.2%, followed by Australian at 29.4%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 11% and 8.3% of the community respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 14.7%, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, with about half of all residents born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sandstone
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Sandstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57630/sandstone/topic/ancestry-heritage