12.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Gwambygine · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Gwambygine
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Gwambygine compared to the rest of the state. While 32.2% of Western Australians were born abroad, only 12% of people in Gwambygine were born outside Australia. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplace than the national average.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English, Australian, and Irish are the most common ancestries here, together accounting for over 100% of the total. Other smaller groups include Scottish and German ancestries, each at 3.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Most residents were born in Australia, making up 71.1% of the population. For those born overseas, England is the most common birthplace at 15.7%, which is far below the state and national figures for overseas birth.
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 Gwambygine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50598/gwambygine/topic/ancestry-heritage