36.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Dixvale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Dixvale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a third of the people in Dixvale were born overseas, which is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas. This high level of international background is reflected in a diverse mix of roots, with English and Australian ancestries being the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 47.1% and Australian at 27.9%. Scottish, Irish, and Italian roots also feature prominently, making up 16.2%, 10.3%, and 7.4% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Around 36.8% of residents were born overseas, a figure well above the 32.2% seen across Western Australia and the national figure of 27.7%. While 61.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England at 8.8% and New Zealand at 4.4%.
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 Dixvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50414/dixvale/topic/ancestry-heritage