18.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Collins · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Collins
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common backgrounds in Collins. Most people here share these ancestries, though nearly one in five residents was born overseas, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 42.9%, followed by Australian at 36.7% and Irish at 24.5%. Scottish and Italian backgrounds are also seen in 12.2% of the population each.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.4% of people were born overseas, a figure well below the national rate of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (75.5%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 8.2%.
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 Collins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50314/collins/topic/ancestry-heritage