29.0% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bouvard · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of the people in Bouvard were born overseas, which is a little above the national figure. While the area has a higher proportion of overseas-born residents than most similar places, it is well below the Western Australian average.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 52.0%, followed by Australian at 32.7% and Scottish at 12.1%. Irish and German ancestries also make up smaller parts of the population.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 29.0% of residents were born outside Australia, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 14.9%. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the state average.
29.0% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Bouvard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50161/bouvard/topic/ancestry-heritage