10.5% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Jerramungup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Jerramungup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Local roots have remained steady since 2011 in Jerramungup, where the vast majority of people were born in Australia. Nearly 45% of residents claim Australian ancestry, followed by a strong English heritage. This makes the area much less diverse in its birthplaces than both the state and the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 44.8% and English at 36.8%. Irish, Scottish, and German heritage also feature in the community, making up a combined 17.3% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 10.5% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 32.2% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 72.2% were born in Australia, the most common overseas birthplaces are New Zealand, South Africa, and England.
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 Jerramungup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50692/jerramungup/topic/ancestry-heritage