16.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fairbridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fairbridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Fairbridge compared to the rest of the country. While 16.4% of residents were born abroad, this is far below the national figure of 27.7%. The area is mostly made up of people with Australian, English, and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 43.6%, followed by English at 36.4% and Irish at 18.2%. Scottish ancestry accounts for 7.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 16.4% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (60%), with England (7.3%) and South Africa (5.5%) 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 Fairbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50499/fairbridge/topic/ancestry-heritage