27.5% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Hawthorn - Leederville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Hawthorn - Leederville
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A smaller share of people were born overseas in Mount Hawthorn - Leederville in 2021 compared to 2011. While 27.5% of residents were born outside Australia, the area remains a mix of local and international backgrounds with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 37.1% and 30.9% of the population. Other common backgrounds include Irish (12.9%), Italian (10.9%), and Scottish (10.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas fell by 2.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.5%. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure, though it is well below the Western Australian average.
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 Mount Hawthorn - Leederville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021038/mount-hawthorn-leederville/topic/ancestry-heritage