16.8% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Geraldton - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Geraldton - South
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Fewer people were born overseas in Geraldton - South than in most similar areas. While English and Australian ancestries are the most common, the area's overseas-born population is far below the state and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.3%, followed closely by Australian at 39.4%. Other notable groups include Irish (10.3%) and Scottish (8.9%) ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.8% of people were born overseas, a figure far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. This proportion has fallen since 2016, and most residents are born in Australia (77.3%).
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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511041288/geraldton-south/topic/ancestry-heritage