33.4% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Beeliar - Wattleup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Beeliar - Wattleup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people have moved to Beeliar - Wattleup from overseas since 2016, with the overseas-born population now reaching 33.4%. This makes the area more internationally diverse than both the state and national figures. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but there is a significant Italian presence here.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.3%, followed by Australian at 29.8%. Other notable groups include Italian at 10.4%, Scottish at 8.1%, and Irish at 7.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The share of people born overseas rose 1.6 percentage points since 2016 to 33.4%, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. While 62.9% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, the Philippines, and New Zealand.
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 Beeliar - Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507011259/beeliar-wattleup/topic/ancestry-heritage