37.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jandakot · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jandakot
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than one in three people in Jandakot were born in another country, making it a diverse place to live. This international mix is well above the national figure, with a strong presence of people from the UK, South Africa, and China.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries, making up 38.3% and 29.0% of the area. Scottish, Chinese, and Irish ancestries are also prominent, each accounting for about 8% to 10% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
A high 37.0% of residents were born overseas, which is well above the 32.2% seen in Western Australia and the 27.7% national average. While 60.4% were born in Australia, the largest overseas groups come from England (8.4%) and South Africa (3.9%).
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 Jandakot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50682/jandakot/topic/ancestry-heritage