11.1% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mirrabooka · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mirrabooka
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong majority of people in Mirrabooka share British and Irish roots, with 44.9% claiming English ancestry. This local identity remains very traditional, as the area has a far lower proportion of overseas-born residents than both the state and the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 44.9% and 39.8% of the population. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 29.3% and the national rate of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (82.4%), followed by England and 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 Mirrabooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12658/mirrabooka/topic/ancestry-heritage