27.7% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Byford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Byford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A growing number of people from around the world now call Byford home. While English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, the area has become more diverse over the last decade, with a significant increase in residents born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common here at 42.7%, followed by Australian at 36.9%. Other prominent roots include Scottish, Irish, and Indian ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.7% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it is well below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%.
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 Byford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50230/byford/topic/ancestry-heritage