13.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Benger · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Benger
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Benger than in the rest of the state or country. Only 13.2% of residents were born abroad, which is a huge gap compared to the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. The area is mostly made up of people with English and Australian ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestry are the most common, accounting for 40.3% and 39.0% of residents respectively. Italian ancestry is also notable at 15.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people here were born in Australia (85.5%). Among those born overseas, the most common origins are England, India, South Africa, and the Philippines.
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 Benger [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50107/benger/topic/ancestry-heritage