6.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gabbin · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A strong Australian and English heritage defines Gabbin, where very few residents were born overseas. The community remains deeply rooted in its local origins, with nearly 80% of people born in Australia.
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 56.8% and 45.5% of the population respectively, followed by Irish at 13.6%.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 6.8% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%.
6.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Gabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50526/gabbin/topic/ancestry-heritage