27.4% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Byford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Byford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common backgrounds in Byford, where 43.0% and 36.9% of people claim these roots. The area has a diverse mix of origins, with over a quarter of the population born outside Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the dominant ancestries here, followed by Scottish at 7.9%, Irish at 6.7%, and Dutch at 3.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.4% of residents were born overseas, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and rose 3.0 percentage points since 2011. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is well below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most people were born in Australia (68.9%), with England (7.3%) and New Zealand (3.9%) being 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 Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506061142/byford/topic/ancestry-heritage