19.0% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Broadwood · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Broadwood
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Broadwood has seen its share of overseas-born residents shift over the last decade. While 19.0% of people were born abroad, this is well below the national figure. Most residents trace their roots back to English and Australian origins.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.8%, followed closely by Australian at 39.8%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian ancestries also make up a significant part of the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Nineteen percent of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas but far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (78.3%), with the next most common birthplaces being New Zealand and 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 Broadwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50184/broadwood/topic/ancestry-heritage