20.2% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Harvey · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Harvey
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common ancestry in Harvey, where 43% of people claim those roots. While the community is mostly Australian-born, the population is becoming more diverse as the proportion of overseas-born residents grows.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 37.7% and 43% of the population. Italian roots are also common here, representing 11.1% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.2% of people in Harvey were born overseas, a figure that has risen 3 percentage points since 2011. This is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021014/harvey/topic/ancestry-heritage