33.8% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Swan · Sub-region (SA3)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Swan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of the population in Swan was born overseas, a figure that rose 3.4 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area more diverse than most other parts of the state. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, there is a significant presence of people from India and the Philippines.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 34.5%, followed by Australian at 28.9%. Other frequent ancestries include Scottish at 7.5%, Irish at 7.1%, and Italian at 5.2%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 33.8% of residents born overseas, Swan is well above the national figure of 27.7% and a little above Western Australia's 32.2%. Aside from those born in Australia (61.7%), the most common birthplaces are England, India, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Swan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50403/swan/topic/ancestry-heritage