61.7% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Cannington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A massive 61.7% of people in Cannington were born overseas, which is far above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia. This makes the area one of the most internationally diverse in the region, with a strong mix of Asian and European backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Chinese ancestry is the most common at 15.9%, followed closely by English at 15.1% and Australian at 11.2%. Other significant groups include Indian and Filipino ancestries.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is far above the national figure by 34 points. This is reflected in the birthplace data, where India is the most common birth country after Australia, accounting for 16.0% of the population.
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 Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50246/cannington/topic/ancestry-heritage