15.8% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Berkshire Valley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Berkshire Valley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage for the 52.6% of people in Berkshire Valley. This small community has a strong British and Irish influence, though it has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
More than half the population identifies as Australian, followed by English at 31.6% and Irish at 15.8%. Scottish ancestry is also present for 7.9% of residents.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.8% of people here were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for Western Australia and Australia, with 78.9% of the population born in Australia and 10.5% born in England.
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 Berkshire Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50113/berkshire-valley/topic/ancestry-heritage