17.3% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Big Grove · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Big Grove
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong sense of colonial heritage defines Big Grove, where nearly all residents claim English or Australian roots. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born people than most similar places, it remains far less diverse than the state or national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 53.8% and 44.9% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish (9.3%), German (7.1%) and Irish (4.9%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.3% of people were born overseas, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%), with 75.1% of residents born in Australia.
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 Big Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50121/big-grove/topic/ancestry-heritage