14.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Pelican Point · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Pelican Point
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Few changes have been seen in the roots of Pelican Point since 2011, where a strong British heritage remains dominant. The area is largely Australian-born, with over half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 54.3%, followed by Irish at 24.7% and Australian at 23.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in about 15% and 12% of residents respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 14.8% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas but far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (86.4%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 7.4%.
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 Pelican Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41131/pelican-point/topic/ancestry-heritage