24.8% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Falcon - Wannanup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Falcon - Wannanup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of people in Falcon - Wannanup claim English ancestry, making it a primary cultural touchstone for the area. The community is largely born in Australia, though the proportion of overseas-born residents has risen slightly over the last decade.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.4%, followed by Australian at 36.5%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, each held by over 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 24.8% of residents were born overseas, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7% and well below Western Australia's 32.2%. This figure rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.9%.
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 Falcon - Wannanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/502011022/falcon-wannanup/topic/ancestry-heritage