18.0% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boulder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boulder
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots in Boulder, each claimed by 31.6% of the population. The area is predominantly Australian-born, with a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents compared to both the state and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People of English and Australian descent make up the largest groups at 31.6% each. Scottish ancestry is also common at 8.2%, followed by Irish at 7.7% and German at 3.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 18.0% of people were born overseas, a figure that is far below Western Australia's 32.2% and well below the national 27.7%. This proportion has barely changed since 2016, with 66.5% of residents born in Australia and 7.1% in New Zealand.
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 Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031278/boulder/topic/ancestry-heritage