15.5% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Boyup Brook · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Boyup Brook
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for over half the people in Boyup Brook, at 50.2%. This small town has a strong British heritage, with a high proportion of residents claiming English, Australian, Scottish, or Irish descent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.2%, followed by Australian at 35.9%. Other notable roots include Scottish (8.1%), Irish (7.4%), and German (5.0%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 15.5% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country. Most people were born in Australia (71.3%), while England is the most common overseas birthplace at 8.1%.
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 Boyup Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50172/boyup-brook/topic/ancestry-heritage