24.2% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Fremantle · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Fremantle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
About a quarter of people in East Fremantle were born overseas, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up over three quarters of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.3%, followed by Australian at 32.6%. Other common ancestries include Irish at 14.6%, Scottish at 12.3%, and Italian at 9.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 24.2% of residents born overseas is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, with 71.3% of people now born in Australia.
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 East Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021164/east-fremantle/topic/ancestry-heritage