19.4% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gelorup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gelorup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Much higher proportions of overseas-born residents live in Gelorup than in most similar areas. While the typical resident was born in Australia, nearly one in five people here moved from another country. English and Australian ancestries are the most common roots for people in the area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 46.6%, followed closely by Australian at 41.6%. Scottish and Irish roots are also common, making up 11.7% and 11.0% of the population respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.4% of people were born overseas, which is well below the national figure of 27.7% and far below Western Australia's 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (77.2%), with England being the most common overseas birthplace at 6.2%.
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 Gelorup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50533/gelorup/topic/ancestry-heritage