16.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Abba River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Abba River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A much higher share of people were born overseas in Abba River in 2021 than in 2011. While the area remains predominantly Australian-born, it now has a more diverse mix of backgrounds than many similar places.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of the people here claim Australian ancestry, followed by English at 32.5%, Scottish at 14.5%, and Irish at 10.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 16.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are England at 8.4% and New Zealand at 7.2%.
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 Abba River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50001/abba-river/topic/ancestry-heritage