33.5% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gnangara · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gnangara
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A significantly higher proportion of people were born overseas in Gnangara compared to the rest of the country. While 33.5% of residents were born outside Australia, the national figure is well below that at 27.7%. This creates a diverse mix of backgrounds within the local area.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English is the most common ancestry at 43.2%, followed by Australian at 27.7%. Other notable groups include Italian at 11.1%, Scottish at 9.7%, and Irish at 9.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About one third of the population was born overseas, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Aside from those born in Australia (62.1%), the most common birthplaces are England (13.9%) and South Africa (3.3%).
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 Gnangara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50561/gnangara/topic/ancestry-heritage