34.7% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Perth · Council (LGA)
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Perth
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in South Perth than in most similar areas. About 34.7% of the population was born outside Australia, which is well above the national figure. This diversity is reflected in a mix of English, Australian, and Chinese ancestries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 35.8%, followed by Australian at 27.7%. Other notable ancestral groups include Irish, Chinese, and Scottish residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 34.7%, which is a little above the Western Australian figure. While this remains well above the Australian average, the figure fell slightly by 0.9 percentage points since 2011.
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 South Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA57840/south-perth/topic/ancestry-heritage