42.4% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Edgewater · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Edgewater
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A high proportion of overseas-born residents defines Edgewater, where 42.4% of people were born outside Australia. This figure is among the highest for similar areas and sits far above the national average. The community remains rooted in British and Irish heritage, with over half the population claiming English ancestry.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 50.2%, followed by Australian at 26.7%. Irish and Scottish roots are also prominent, accounting for 13.0% and 10.8% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The number of people born overseas is far above the Western Australian figure by 10 points and the national figure by 15 points. While 54.8% were born in Australia, 17.9% come from England, with smaller groups arriving from South Africa and New Zealand.
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 Edgewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50474/edgewater/topic/ancestry-heritage