54.8% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
East Cannington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in East Cannington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of all residents in East Cannington were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This high level of migration is reflected in a diverse mix of backgrounds, where English and Australian ancestries are joined by significant Chinese and Indian communities.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, though Chinese (13.2%), Indian (10.8%) and Filipino (4.8%) backgrounds also make up a large part of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
At 54.8%, the share of people born overseas is among the highest for similar areas and sits 27 points above the Australian figure. While 40.7% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are India (13.6%), China (4.2%) and the Philippines (4.2%).
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 East Cannington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50453/east-cannington/topic/ancestry-heritage