52.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hamelin Pool · Suburb / Locality
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than half of the people in Hamelin Pool were born overseas, a figure far above the national average. This sparsely populated area has a distinct profile where Italian and English heritage play a major role in the local identity.
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 26.1%, though Italian (21.7%) and Irish (17.4%) roots are also prominent.
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Over half the population (52.2%) was born overseas, which is far above the 32.2% seen in Western Australia. Those born in Australia and Italy make up equal shares of the population at 30.4% each.
52.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Hamelin Pool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50606/hamelin-pool/topic/ancestry-heritage