11.0% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Greenough · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Greenough
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Cultural backgrounds in Greenough have remained very stable since 2011, with a strong tie to British roots. English and Australian ancestries dominate the area, which has a much lower proportion of overseas-born residents than the rest of the state.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 44.8% and 42.2% of the population respectively. Other notable groups include Irish, Scottish, and Dutch heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 11% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.7%), followed by England at 6.4%.
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 Greenough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50586/greenough/topic/ancestry-heritage