22.3% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Helena Valley - Koongamia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
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 Helena Valley - Koongamia, where 48% of residents claim these roots. This mix of backgrounds reflects a community where a large majority of people were born in Australia, though the overseas-born population has grown slightly since 2011.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as English, followed by Australian (37.9%), Scottish (11.2%), and Irish (9.5%) roots. Italian ancestry is also present at 5.7%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.3% of people here were born overseas, which is well below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most residents were born in Australia (73.1%), with England (9.1%) and New Zealand (2.4%) as the most common other birthplaces.
22.3% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Helena Valley - Koongamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/504021051/helena-valley-koongamia/topic/ancestry-heritage