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Three Springs · Council (LGA)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Three Springs

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

Just 12.3% of people in Three Springs were born overseas, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a population with deep local roots, where the vast majority of residents were born in Australia.

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📍 Three Springs, Council (LGA)

Where Three Springs sits — People born overseas

12.3% ▼ -23.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Three Springs — lower than 51% of areas.

Three Springs12.3%
Rest of WA 17.8%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each accounting for 39.8% of the population. Irish and Scottish roots follow at 7.1% and 6.6%.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

The share of overseas-born residents fell 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to 12.3%, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here were born in Australia (71.1%), followed by England (4.0%) and New Zealand (2.8%).

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12.3% ▼ -23.2%

Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.

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

Country of birth

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In Three Springs, Australia is the majority at 91%; England is next at 5%.

Australia 71.1% England 4.0% New Zealand 2.8% India 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 Three Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA58260/three-springs/topic/ancestry-heritage