6.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bootenal · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Very few people born overseas live in Bootenal, making it a place where most residents have deep roots in Australia. The typical resident identifies with a mix of Australian, English, and Scottish ancestry, reflecting a population with strong ties to these heritage groups.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is most common at 31.3%, followed by English at 20.8% and Scottish at 18.8%. Other notable ancestries include Dutch at 12.5% and Irish at 8.3%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.3% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. This is also much lower than most similar areas and sits 26 points below the Western Australian average.
6.3% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bootenal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50152/bootenal/topic/ancestry-heritage