28.0% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gabbadah · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gabbadah
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of the people in Gabbadah claim English ancestry, making it the most common root in the area. This heritage is a defining feature of the local population, which is mostly made up of people with British and Irish backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 48.6%, followed by Australian at 38.1% and Irish at 13.5%. Scottish and German roots are also present in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 28% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is about the same as the national figure, it is well below the Western Australian average.
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 Gabbadah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50525/gabbadah/topic/ancestry-heritage