14.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Copley · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Copley
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Australian ancestry is the most common heritage in Copley, where 34.3% of people claim this descent. The community has a strong connection to the British Isles, with English, Scottish, and Irish backgrounds also making up a large part of the local identity.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most frequent at 34.3% and 32.9%, followed by Scottish (20.0%), Irish (10.0%), and Italian (8.6%) backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 14.3% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (77.1%), while New Zealand is the next most common birthplace at 5.7%.
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 Copley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50337/copley/topic/ancestry-heritage