11.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brookton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brookton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Brookton compared to the rest of the state, with only 11.7% of residents arriving from another country. The community is mostly made up of people with Australian and English roots. This creates a birthplace profile that is far below the Western Australian and national figures.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English are the most common ancestries here, accounting for 43.4% and 38.5% of residents. Scottish, Irish, and German backgrounds also make up a smaller part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most of the population was born in Australia, representing 77% of the community. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.7%, followed by New Zealand at 1.8%.
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 Brookton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50189/brookton/topic/ancestry-heritage