10.8% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Darkan · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Darkan
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English heritage is the most common ancestry in Darkan, where nearly 44% of people claim English roots. This small community has a strong tie to British and Australian origins, which make up the vast majority of the local population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, accounting for 43.9% and 37.7% of people respectively. Scottish, Irish, and German roots are also represented, though in smaller numbers.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.8% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). Most people were born in Australia (71.7%), followed by England and New Zealand at 4.6% each.
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 Darkan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50388/darkan/topic/ancestry-heritage