31.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Craigie · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Craigie
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly one third of the people in Craigie were born overseas, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area more diverse than most, though it remains very similar to the overall trend across Western Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 44.3%, followed by Australian at 34.6% and Irish at 12.5%. Scottish and Italian ancestries also make up a part of the local mix.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 31.7% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas and 4.0 percentage points above the Australian figure. While 64.9% were born in Australia, England is the most common overseas birthplace at 10.4%.
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 Craigie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50350/craigie/topic/ancestry-heritage