36.5% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gosnells · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gosnells
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in three people in Gosnells were born in another country, creating a multicultural atmosphere for the local community. The area has a much higher proportion of overseas-born residents than both Western Australia and the rest of the nation.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, making up 34.7% and 27.7% of the population. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish, and Filipino ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Overseas-born residents make up 36.5% of the population, which is well above the 32.2% state figure and the 27.7% national average. While 56.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England, the Philippines, New Zealand, and India.
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 Gosnells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50574/gosnells/topic/ancestry-heritage