13.0% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bremer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bremer Bay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Ancestry and birthplace patterns in Bremer Bay have remained stable over the last decade. English and Australian ancestries dominate the local identity, with a small proportion of residents born outside Australia. This creates a community with deep roots in traditional Anglo-Celtic heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half of residents claim English ancestry at 47.4%, followed by Australian at 40.6%. Other common roots include Scottish (10.4%), Irish (9.2%), and Italian (4.7%) descent.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.0% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for both Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people here were born in Australia (79.5%), with England (4.0%) and New Zealand (2.8%) being the most common other birthplaces.
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 Bremer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50177/bremer-bay/topic/ancestry-heritage