37.5% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Balcatta · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Balcatta
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 37% of people in Balcatta were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This international mix is reflected in a diverse range of roots, with Italian ancestry being particularly prominent. It is one of the most overseas-born areas at this level.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 23.7%, followed closely by Australian (20.7%) and Italian (20.4%) roots. Irish and Scottish ancestries also feature, at 7.3% and 5.4% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 37.5%, which is well above both Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). While 57.3% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups are from Italy (5.2%), India (3.8%), and England (3.2%).
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 Balcatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50053/balcatta/topic/ancestry-heritage