18.6% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenbushes · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenbushes
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far more people in Greenbushes were born overseas than in most similar areas. While 18.6% of residents grew up outside Australia, the community remains strongly tied to British roots, with English and Australian ancestries making up the vast majority of the population.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common, accounting for 46% and 43% of residents respectively. Other notable roots include Irish (12.1%), Scottish (8.2%), and German (4.9%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Although the share of overseas-born residents is much higher than in most similar areas, it is still well below the national figure of 27.7%. Most people here were born in Australia (76.2%), followed by England (6.3%) and New Zealand (3.8%).
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 Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50582/greenbushes/topic/ancestry-heritage