13.8% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Moora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Moora
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 Moora, where 39.7% of people claim these roots. This rural area is mostly made up of people born in Australia or those with British and Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 39.7% and 38.2% of the population. Scottish (9.7%) and Irish (7.9%) roots are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national 27.7%. This proportion rose slightly by 1.1 points since 2011, with most residents born in Australia (72.7%) or the Philippines (3.2%).
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 Moora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509021241/moora/topic/ancestry-heritage