12.3% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jam Jerrup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jam Jerrup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost half of the people in Jam Jerrup claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. The community is largely born in Australia, with a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents compared to the rest of the state and nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.3% and 40.6% of the population. Scottish heritage is also common at 19.8%, followed by Irish and Italian roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the 30.0% seen across Victoria and the 27.7% national figure. Most of those born outside Australia came from England.
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 Jam Jerrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21252/jam-jerrup/topic/ancestry-heritage