28.9% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bedfordale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bedfordale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common in Bedfordale, where 52.2% of people claim these roots. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds, with a significant number of residents born in other countries.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Over half the population identifies as English, followed by Australian (34.5%), Scottish (10.8%), and Irish (8.4%). Dutch ancestry is also common at 6.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nearly 29% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little above the national figure, it is well below the Western Australian average.
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 Bedfordale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50092/bedfordale/topic/ancestry-heritage