18.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Drysdale River · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Drysdale River
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Drysdale River compared to the rest of the state. While 18.4% of residents were born abroad, this is well below the national figure and far below the Western Australian average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 42.1% and English at 26.3%, followed by Dutch and German backgrounds.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.4% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is still far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (60.5%) or England (10.5%).
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 Drysdale River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50428/drysdale-river/topic/ancestry-heritage