19.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Plantagenet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Plantagenet
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Plantagenet, claimed by 46.4% of residents. This heritage, along with a strong Australian and Scottish presence, shapes a community where nearly 70% of people were born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.4%, followed by Australian at 37.9% and Scottish at 10.4%. Irish and German heritage are also present at 8.4% and 3.5% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Far fewer people were born overseas here than in the rest of Western Australia or the nation, at 19.2%. This figure is well below the national average of 27.7% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
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 Plantagenet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509011234/plantagenet/topic/ancestry-heritage