28.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Alfred Cove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Alfred Cove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More people in Alfred Cove were born overseas than in 2011, with 28.8% of the population now coming from outside Australia. This mix of backgrounds is slightly higher than the national figure, though it remains well below the Western Australian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common, claimed by 42% of residents, followed by Australian at 32.3%. Other common heritages include Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 67.8% of people were born in Australia, those born overseas make up 28.8% of the area, which is much higher than most similar places. England is the most frequent birthplace outside Australia 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 Alfred Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50010/alfred-cove/topic/ancestry-heritage