37.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Ballajura · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Ballajura
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Ballajura, where 29.5% of people claim these roots. The area is notably diverse, with a high proportion of residents born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, while Vietnamese (6.5%), Irish (6.4%), and Italian (6.2%) also make up significant parts of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high 37.0% of people in Ballajura were born overseas, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. While 59.4% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are Vietnam (5.0%) and England (4.6%).
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 Ballajura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50061/ballajura/topic/ancestry-heritage