22.4% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Chidlow · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Chidlow
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 Chidlow, making up 48.2% of the population. While the area has a notable international presence, it remains more locally rooted than many other parts of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half the population identifies as English, while 43.3% claim Australian ancestry. Other common backgrounds include Scottish (11.1%) and Irish (8.8%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 22.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and 5.3 points lower than the national figure.
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 Chidlow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50290/chidlow/topic/ancestry-heritage