20.9% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
South Hedland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in South Hedland
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common background in South Hedland, making up 27.2% of the people. The area has a diverse mix of roots, with English ancestry also very high at 26.0%. It is a place where over a fifth of residents were born in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most prominent, while other common backgrounds include Irish (6.1%), Scottish (5.7%), and Filipino (3.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. This is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far 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 South Hedland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510021270/south-hedland/topic/ancestry-heritage