26.7% ▲ +161.8%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hope Valley - Postans · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hope Valley - Postans
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people were born overseas in Hope Valley - Postans than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestry remain the most common, the share of residents born outside Australia has climbed steeply to 26.7% since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52%, followed by Australian at 26.7% and Irish at 9.3%. Scottish and German roots each account for 5.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 26.7% of people were born overseas, a figure that rose 16 percentage points since 2011. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure and well below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Hope Valley - Postans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507031172/hope-valley-postans/topic/ancestry-heritage