13.1% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Esperance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Esperance
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A very small increase in overseas arrivals has seen the proportion of people born outside Australia in Esperance reach 13.1%. Most residents here have strong roots in the British Isles, with a vast majority claiming Australian, English, Scottish, or Irish ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries at 43.4% and 40.4%. Other significant groups include Scottish (9.8%), Irish (8.5%), and German (4.3%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.1% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below the Western Australian average of 32.2% and barely changed from 2016. While 75.6% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, New Zealand, and South Africa.
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 Esperance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511011274/esperance/topic/ancestry-heritage