12.4% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brookton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brookton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas births have barely changed in Brookton since 2011, with 12.4% of the population born abroad. This reflects a community with deep ancestral ties to the UK and Australia, and a small proportion of residents born outside the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, each representing about 44% of the population. Scottish, Irish and German roots also feature in the local family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the national average of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.7%), with England and New Zealand as the most common overseas birthplaces.
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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031246/brookton/topic/ancestry-heritage