13.6% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Durack · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Durack
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Durack compared to the rest of the state, with only 13.6% born outside Australia. This is a significant gap, as the figure is far below the Western Australian average of 32.2%. Most residents trace their roots back to English and Australian ancestors.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English (18.3%) and Australian (16.0%) are the most common ancestries here, followed by Irish at 5.9% and Scottish at 5.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 13.6% of people were born overseas—which is higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (74.6%), with New Zealand and England being the next most common birthplaces.
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 Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50442/durack/topic/ancestry-heritage