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Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

A growing number of overseas-born residents has shaped Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough, with the proportion of people born abroad rising 4.1 percentage points since 2011. Now, 40.3% of the population was born outside Australia, a figure far above the national average.

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Where Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough sits — People born overseas

40.3% ▲ +11.3%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough — higher than 83% of areas.

Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough40.3%
6014, WA 33.3%
Western Australia 32.2%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is the most common at 33.5%, followed by Australian at 26% and Irish at 11.8%. Other significant groups include Scottish and Chinese ancestry.

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In Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough, the largest group is English at 32%, followed by Australian (25%) and Irish (11%).

English 33.5% Australian 26.0% Irish 11.8% Scottish 8.8% Chinese 6.4% Italian 5.1% Indian 4.4% German 3.0% Dutch 1.8% Greek 1.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

About 40.3% of people here were born overseas, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 56.1% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand and China.

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40.3% ▲ +11.3%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough, Australia is the majority at 77%; England is next at 8%.

Australia 56.1% England 5.7% India 3.5% New Zealand 1.7% China 1.4% South Africa 1.3% Nepal 0.9% Italy 0.9% Philippines 0.7% Vietnam 0.5%

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 Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/503021043/wembley-west-leederville-glendalough/topic/ancestry-heritage