30.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Fremantle · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Fremantle
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage for the 42.1% of people in Fremantle. The area has a diverse mix of backgrounds and is slightly more international than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the most common ancestries here, with 42.1%, 26.4% and 15.0% of residents claiming these roots respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 30.3% of people in Fremantle were born overseas, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the national figure of 27.7%, though it sits a little below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50522/fremantle/topic/ancestry-heritage