13.7% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Capel · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Capel
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Capel compared to the rest of the state. While 13.7% of residents grew up outside Australia, this is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most people here identify with British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 48.7%, followed closely by those who identify as Australian at 44.4%. Scottish and Irish backgrounds are also prominent at 10.1% and 8.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people were born in Australia (80.3%), which helps explain why the overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Among those born abroad, England is the most frequent birthplace at 5.9%.
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 Capel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50251/capel/topic/ancestry-heritage