7.7% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Drome · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Drome
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong preference for local roots has remained steady in Drome, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. Most residents claim Australian or English ancestry, creating a community with a traditional cultural profile.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 63.5%, followed by English at 26.9% and Scottish at 11.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 7.7% of people were born overseas, which is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and far below the national average of 27.7%.
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 Drome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50425/drome/topic/ancestry-heritage