14.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Capel · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Capel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Capel compared to most similar areas. Only 14.8% of residents were born outside Australia, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. The community is predominantly of English and Australian descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, accounting for 48.1% and 44.1% of the population respectively. Scottish and Irish roots follow at 9.9% and 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 14.8% born overseas is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.3%), while the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 6.2% and New Zealand at 2.5%.
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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021007/capel/topic/ancestry-heritage