16.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cable Beach · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cable Beach
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Around 31% of people in Cable Beach claim Australian ancestry, making it the most common ancestral group in the area. This reflects a diverse mix of heritage, where English roots are almost as common as Australian ones at 30%.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries lead the group, while Irish (8.9%), Scottish (8.4%), and Italian (3.3%) roots are also frequently reported.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 16% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, this figure is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most people were born in Australia (71.3%), followed by England, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
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 Cable Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50231/cable-beach/topic/ancestry-heritage