45.8% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Joondalup · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Joondalup
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all residents in Joondalup were born overseas, a figure far higher than the national average. This creates a diverse community where 45.8% of people have roots outside Australia, while English and Australian ancestries remain the most common.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 43.9%, followed by Australian (22.9%), Irish (11.6%), Scottish (10.1%) and Chinese (3.5%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 45.8% of people were born overseas, which is far above the 27.7% national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Aside from those born in Australia (48.7%), the most common birthplaces are England (16.1%), South Africa (3.5%), New Zealand (3.0%) and India (1.7%).
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 Joondalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50701/joondalup/topic/ancestry-heritage