27.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 5 percentage points separates Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield from the Western Australian average in terms of overseas births. While 27.2% of residents were born abroad, this is about the same as the national figure. Most people here claim English, Australian or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 39.6%, followed by Australian at 32.1%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 11.5%, Scottish at 10.0% and Italian at 6.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is 27.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average. This figure has fallen slightly since 2011. Most residents were born in Australia (67.6%), with England (6.6%) and New Zealand (2.7%) as the next most common birthplaces.
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 Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504011044/bassendean-eden-hill-ashfield/topic/ancestry-heritage