34.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Como · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Como
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A far higher share of residents in Como were born overseas than across Australia, with 34.6% arriving from abroad. This overseas-born population is much larger than the national figure and slightly above the Western Australian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 35.9% and 28.3% of the population. Other notable groups include those with Irish (9.7%), Scottish (9.6%), and Chinese (8.3%) heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas, sitting well above the Australian figure at 34.6%. While 60.5% were born in Australia, the most common birthplaces abroad are England (5.8%), India (2.0%), China (1.8%), and New Zealand (1.7%).
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 Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50316/como/topic/ancestry-heritage