10.1% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Geraldton - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Geraldton - East
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Overseas birth rates have barely changed in Geraldton - East, where only 10.1% of people were born outside Australia. This low proportion of overseas-born residents is far below both the state and national figures. Most people here identify as Australian or English.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
People with Australian ancestry make up the largest group at 38.7%, followed closely by English ancestry at 37.3%. Other common ancestries include Scottish (7.7%), Irish (7.4%), and Italian (3.4%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 10.1% of residents born overseas is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of the population was born in Australia (78.1%), with the next most common birthplaces being England (3.3%) and New Zealand (1.4%).
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 Geraldton - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041286/geraldton-east/topic/ancestry-heritage