9.8% ▼ -71.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Derby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Derby
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 Derby, making up 18.8% of the population. This heritage leads a diverse mix of origins, though the town has a much smaller proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state or country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Besides Australian, the most frequent ancestries are English at 16.9%, Irish at 5.9%, and Scottish at 5.1%. German ancestry is also present at 1.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the figures for Western Australia (32.2%) and Australia (27.7%). Most residents were born in Australia (65.7%), followed by New Zealand at 2.4% and England at 1.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Derby
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Derby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50405/derby/topic/ancestry-heritage