31.7% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Scarborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Scarborough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than 31% of people in Scarborough were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This makes the suburb's overseas-born population well above the national average. While the area is diverse, these figures have barely changed since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 40.8%, followed by Australian at 29.8% and Irish at 13.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.7% of residents were born overseas, which is about the same as the Western Australian figure. The most common birthplaces are Australia at 62.3%, England at 7.7%, and New Zealand at 3.4%.
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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/505021092/scarborough/topic/ancestry-heritage