27.9% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Floreat · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Floreat
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 28% of people in Floreat were born overseas, a figure that sits about the same as the national average but is well below the Western Australian state figure. This mix of backgrounds is reflected in a community where English and Australian ancestries are the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 39.9% and 34.9% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Italian roots also feature prominently in the area's family histories.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 70.3% of residents were born in Australia, 27.9% were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. Outside of Australia, the most common birthplaces are England, South Africa, China, 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 Floreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50510/floreat/topic/ancestry-heritage