11.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bobalong · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bobalong
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 people in Bobalong, where 71.1% of residents claim this background. The area has a very strong tie to its local roots, with a much smaller proportion of people born overseas compared to the rest of the state and country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Along with Australian heritage, many residents identify with British roots, including English at 26.7%, Scottish at 15.6%, and Irish at 13.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11.1% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most of those born outside Australia were 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 Bobalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50135/bobalong/topic/ancestry-heritage