9.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gairdner · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gairdner
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gairdner than in the rest of the state or country. While 9.5% of the population were born abroad, this is far below the 32.2% seen across Western Australia. Most residents have deep roots in Australia, England, and Scotland.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
British heritage is common here, with 41.0% of people claiming English ancestry and 10.5% Scottish. Australian ancestry is the most frequent at 52.4%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of residents were born in Australia (84.8%), which explains why the overseas-born population is far below the national figure of 27.7%. Among those born abroad, England (4.8%) and New Zealand (3.8%) are the most common birthplaces.
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 Gairdner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50527/gairdner/topic/ancestry-heritage