32.3% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Heathridge · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Heathridge
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Global connections are a big part of life in Heathridge, where over 32% of people were born overseas. This is well above the national figure and is among the highest proportions seen in similar areas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 45.3% and 34.5% of the population respectively. Irish, Scottish, and Italian ancestries also feature in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 63.5% of residents were born in Australia, 32.3% were born overseas, which is about the same as the Western Australian average. England is the most common overseas birthplace at 11.8%, followed by New Zealand and South Africa.
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 Heathridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50622/heathridge/topic/ancestry-heritage