12.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Burekup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Burekup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Traditional roots run deep in Burekup, where almost half of the people claim Australian ancestry. It is a place with few overseas-born residents, making it much more culturally homogenous than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 47.7% and 43.3% of the population respectively. Other notable roots include Scottish, Italian, and Irish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 12.3% of people were born overseas, which is far below the 32.2% figure for Western Australia. While 83% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, South Africa, and New Zealand.
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 Burekup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50217/burekup/topic/ancestry-heritage