25.5% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Bunbury
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from overseas have moved to Bunbury since 2011. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, though about a quarter of the population was born outside Australia. This mix of backgrounds reflects a community with deep British roots and a steady flow of new arrivals.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 44.6%, followed by Australian at 29.8%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, making up 12.5% and 11.5% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 25.5% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%, with England (7.8%) and New Zealand (2.6%) being the most common birthplaces outside Australia.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50210/bunbury/topic/ancestry-heritage