18.7% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Pilbara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Pilbara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas born residents have risen to 18.7% in East Pilbara since 2016. While this shows growth, the area remains far less diverse than the rest of the state and the nation. Most people here identify with English or Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 20.7%, followed by Australian at 14.0%. Other common backgrounds include Irish at 5.1% and Scottish at 4.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 18.7% of people born overseas is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. While this rose 1.0 percentage points since 2016, half the population was born in Australia, with New Zealand (5.0%) and England (2.8%) being the next most common 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 East Pilbara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021267/east-pilbara/topic/ancestry-heritage