39.2% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Applecross · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Applecross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly 40% of residents in Applecross were born overseas, creating a diverse local community where international backgrounds are common. While most people trace their roots to England and Australia, there is a significant Chinese presence that shapes the area's cultural makeup.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (36.1%) and Australian (23.5%) are the most common ancestries. Chinese ancestry is also prominent at 14.1%, followed by Irish and Scottish roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
With 39.2% of people born overseas, Applecross has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than Western Australia (32.2%) and the national figure (27.7%). Aside from Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, China, South Africa, and India.
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 Applecross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50022/applecross/topic/ancestry-heritage