22.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hay · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hay
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common root for people in Hay, where nearly half the population claims this heritage. The area has a strong connection to British and Australian roots, while about 22.7% of residents were born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 48.7% and 39.1% of the population. Scottish and Irish roots are also common at 12.2% and 10.3% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 22.7% of people were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is well below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. Most residents were born in Australia (67.7%), followed by England at 10.1%.
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 Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50618/hay/topic/ancestry-heritage