18.0% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
College Grove - Carey Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in College Grove - Carey Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much smaller share of people were born overseas in College Grove - Carey Park compared to the rest of Western Australia. Only 18% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far below the state figure of 32.2%. This makes the area notably less diverse in terms of birthplace than both the state and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 40.6% and 34.6% of the population. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots follow as the next most frequent backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents fell 3.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18%. While 74.6% of people were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, the Philippines, and South Africa.
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 College Grove - Carey Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021008/college-grove-carey-park/topic/ancestry-heritage