29.6% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Albany · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Albany
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 30% of people in Albany were born overseas, a figure that sits a little above the national average. This mix of backgrounds is dominated by British and Irish roots, with almost half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 49.2%, followed by Australian at 29.3%. Scottish and Irish roots are also prominent, making up 12.4% and 10.9% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Born overseas residents make up 29.6% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places. While this is a little below the Western Australian figure, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 9.9%.
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 Albany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50006/albany/topic/ancestry-heritage