14.7% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Capel River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Capel River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Capel River, where 49.3% of people claim this background. The area is predominantly Australian-born and reflects a strong British and Irish heritage, with few residents born overseas compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Nearly half the population identifies as English, followed closely by those with Australian ancestry at 45.6%. Irish (14.0%), Scottish (9.6%), and German (7.4%) backgrounds are also common.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 14.7% of people were born overseas—higher than most similar areas—this is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (78.7%), with England (6.6%) and South Africa (3.7%) being the next most common birthplaces.
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 River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50252/capel-river/topic/ancestry-heritage