35.9% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hocking · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hocking
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Hocking, where 39.1% of people claim these roots. This is a diverse community with a very high proportion of residents born overseas, far exceeding the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Beyond English and Australian roots, which make up the majority, many residents identify as Irish (8.8%), Scottish (7.8%), or Italian (5.7%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 35.9% of people here were born overseas, a figure well above the 32.2% seen in Western Australia and 27.7% nationally. While 60.8% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are England (9.8%) and South Africa (3.2%).
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 Hocking [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50645/hocking/topic/ancestry-heritage