7.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jackitup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jackitup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Jackitup compared to the rest of the country, with only 7.5% born abroad. This is much lower than the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national average of 27.7%. Most residents identify with traditional British and Australian roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian and English ancestries are the most common, making up 49.1% and 37.7% of the population. Irish and Scottish ancestries also feature, accounting for 7.5% and 5.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The vast majority of people in Jackitup were born in Australia, representing 84.9% of the population. This explains why the overseas-born population is far below both the state and national figures.
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 Jackitup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50677/jackitup/topic/ancestry-heritage