31.2% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Erskine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Erskine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over 31% of people in Erskine were born overseas, which is well above the national figure. This mix of backgrounds creates a diverse community where English and Australian ancestries remain the most common roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 52.9%, followed by Australian (33.6%), Scottish (10.3%), and Irish (10.2%) roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
People born overseas make up 31.2% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. While this is a little below the Western Australian average, it is well above the Australian figure of 27.7%, with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 15.7%.
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 Erskine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50491/erskine/topic/ancestry-heritage