29.0% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fremantle - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fremantle - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Fremantle - South than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, there is a diverse mix of origins, including significant Irish and Italian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 41.5%, followed by Australian (28.5%), Irish (13.4%), Scottish (11.9%), and Italian (10.2%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. This represents a 1.7 point fall since 2011, and it sits a little above the national figure of 27.7%.
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 Fremantle - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507021166/fremantle-south/topic/ancestry-heritage