20.0% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Furnissdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Furnissdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Over half of the people in Furnissdale claim English ancestry, making it the most common heritage in the area. Most residents were born in Australia, and the community has a strong connection to British and Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 50.4%, followed by Australian at 35.7%. Other common ancestral groups include Scottish at 10.2%, Irish at 9.2%, and German at 3.0%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 20.0% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and well below the national average. Most people were born in Australia (69.6%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 10.2%.
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 Furnissdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50523/furnissdale/topic/ancestry-heritage