21.3% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Herne Hill · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Herne Hill
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Almost 75% of people in Herne Hill were born in Australia. This makes the area much more Australian-born than the national average, though it still has a strong presence of European roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 42.7% and 31.5% of the population. Italian roots are also prominent at 12.7%, alongside Irish and Scottish heritage.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 21.3% of residents were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the 27.7% national average and far below Western Australia's 32.2%.
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 Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50628/herne-hill/topic/ancestry-heritage