38.9% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ardross · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ardross
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of people born overseas live in Ardross compared to the rest of the country. About 38.9% of residents were born outside Australia, which is far above the national figure of 27.7%. This creates a diverse community where nearly four in ten people have roots in another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 33.6%, followed by Australian at 25.8% and Chinese at 16.8%. Irish and Scottish ancestries each make up 8.9% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The 38.9% of people born overseas is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 58.6% of the population was born in Australia, the most common overseas 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 Ardross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50024/ardross/topic/ancestry-heritage