17.9% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gnarabup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gnarabup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background for the 46.5% of people in Gnarabup who claim it. While the area has a strong British and Irish heritage, it is much less diverse than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Almost half the population identifies as English, followed by 31.2% who claim Australian ancestry. Irish and Scottish backgrounds are also common, making up 13.5% and 11.6% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 17.9% of residents were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (69.5%), with England (5.0%) and New Zealand (2.5%) being the most frequent overseas 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 Gnarabup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50562/gnarabup/topic/ancestry-heritage