18.0% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waroona · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waroona
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Waroona, where 44% of people claim this background. The area has a strong British and Australian heritage, with a small but notable Italian influence.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 44% and 37% of the population. Italian ancestry is also common at 11%, followed by Scottish and Irish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This proportion has risen slightly by 1.5 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common birthplace outside Australia.
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 Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/501021016/waroona/topic/ancestry-heritage